Where does “kokonaisvesimäärä” come from?
kokonaisvesimäärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesimäärä, 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.
kokonaisvesimäärä (Finnish): total amount of water
Definitions
- total amount of water
Ancestry of “kokonaisvesimäärä”, step by step
kokonaisvesimäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesimäärä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesimäärä | amount of water |
| 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 kokonainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokonainen | whole, full, complete; entire |
| 2 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |