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Where does “keskiosa” come from?

keskiosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish osa, from Finnish osamäärä, 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.

keskiosa (Finnish): middle part, central part

Definitions

  1. middle part, central part

Ancestry of “keskiosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2FinnishosamääräA quotient
3Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
4Old East Slavicмѣра—
5Proto-Slavicměrameasure
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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