Where does “zvukoměr” come from?
zvukoměr (Czech) comes from Czech -měr, from Czech měřit, from Old Czech měřiti, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
zvukoměr (Czech): phonometer
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Ancestry of “zvukoměr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | -měr | meter |
| 2 | Czech | měřit | to measure; to have a specified dimension |
| 3 | Old Czech | měřiti | to measure |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |