Where does “alkamispäivämäärä” come from?
alkamispäivämäärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivämäärä, from Finnish määrä, 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.
alkamispäivämäärä (Finnish): starting date
Definitions
- starting date
Ancestry of “alkamispäivämäärä”, step by step
alkamispäivämäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivämäärä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivämäärä | A date |
| 2 | Finnish | määrä | amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Finnish alkaminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkaminen | starting, beginning, onset |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |