Where does “epämääräisesti” come from?
epämääräisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish epämääräinen, 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.
epämääräisesti (Finnish): vaguely
Definitions
- vaguely
Ancestry of “epämääräisesti”, step by step
epämääräisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish epämääräinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epämääräinen | vague, nonspecific, indefinite, uncertain;... |
| 2 | Finnish | määräinen | definite; As headword in a compound term... |
| 3 | Finnish | määrä | amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |