Where does “vasemmanpuoleinen” come from?

vasemmanpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoleinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

vasemmanpuoleinen (Finnish): left, left-hand, left-side, left-sided

Definitions

  1. left, left-hand, left-side, left-sided

Ancestry of “vasemmanpuoleinen”, step by step

vasemmanpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuoleinenbeing on the side of something; related through...
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish vasen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasenleft
2Proto-Finnicvasenleft
3Proto-Uralicwasaleft
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →
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