Where does “määrsõna” come from?

määrsõna (Estonian) comes from Estonian määr, from Russian ме́ра, from Old East Slavic мѣра, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

määrsõna (Estonian): adverb

Definitions

  1. adverb

Ancestry of “määrsõna”, step by step

määrsõna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian määr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmääramount, quantity; norm, tariff
2Russianме́раmeasure
3Old East Slavicмѣра—
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Estonian sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →