Where does “mõõteriist” come from?

mõõteriist (Estonian) comes from Estonian mõõtma, from Estonian mõõt — size, measure.

mõõteriist (Estonian): a measuring device

Definitions

  1. a measuring device

Ancestry of “mõõteriist”, step by step

mõõteriist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian mõõtma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmõõtmato measure
2Estonianmõõtsize, measure

via Estonian riist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianriistdevice, instrument; penis, cock
Every word from Estonian mõõt →Every word from Estonian mõõtma →