Where does “likimääräismenetelmä” come from?
likimääräismenetelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish likimääräinen, from Finnish likimäärä, 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.
likimääräismenetelmä (Finnish): approximate method, approximative method
Definitions
- approximate method, approximative method
Ancestry of “likimääräismenetelmä”, step by step
likimääräismenetelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish likimääräinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | likimääräinen | approximate, approximative |
| 2 | Finnish | likimäärä | approximate number, approximate amount |
| 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 |