Where does “vasemmanpuolimmainen” come from?

vasemmanpuolimmainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasen, from Proto-Finnic vasen, from Proto-Uralic wasa — left.

vasemmanpuolimmainen (Finnish): leftmost

Definitions

  1. leftmost

Ancestry of “vasemmanpuolimmainen”, step by step

vasemmanpuolimmainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasenleft
2Proto-Finnicvasenleft
3Proto-Uralicwasaleft

via Finnish puolimmainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolimmainencloser or closest to the side (of)
Every word from Proto-Uralic wasa →Every word from Proto-Finnic vasen →Every word from Finnish vasen →