Where does “liikamäärä” come from?

liikamäärä (Finnish) comes 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.

liikamäärä (Finnish): excess, surplus

Definitions

  1. excess, surplus

Ancestry of “liikamäärä”, step by step

liikamäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
2Old East Slavicмѣра
3Proto-Slavicměrameasure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ
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