Where does “vastaajapuoli” come from?

vastaajapuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastaaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

vastaajapuoli (Finnish): the defendant party

Definitions

  1. the defendant party

Ancestry of “vastaajapuoli”, step by step

vastaajapuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vastaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastaajaanswerer, person who answers or responds;...
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw