Where does “likimäärä” come from?

likimäärä (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.

likimäärä (Finnish): approximate number, approximate amount

Definitions

  1. approximate number, approximate amount

Ancestry of “likimäärä”, step by step

likimäärä 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 liki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikialmost, nearly, close to
2Finnishliki-A prefix signifying nearly, almost, "close to"

Words derived from “likimäärä”

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