Where does “ykköspuoli” come from?
ykköspuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ykkönen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
ykköspuoli (Finnish): first half
Ancestry of “ykköspuoli”, step by step
ykköspuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ykkönen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ykkönen | one; unit, the number one; first |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |