Where does “epämääräinen” come from?

epämääräinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish määräinen, 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.

epämääräinen (Finnish): vague, nonspecific, indefinite, uncertain;...

Definitions

  1. vague, nonspecific, indefinite, uncertain;...

Ancestry of “epämääräinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääräinendefinite; As headword in a compound term...
2Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
3Old East Slavicмѣра—
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “epämääräinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →