Where does “lukumäärämitta” come from?

lukumäärämitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukumäärä, 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.

lukumäärämitta (Finnish): counting measure

Definitions

  1. counting measure

Ancestry of “lukumäärämitta”, step by step

lukumäärämitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lukumäärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukumääränumber, count; amount
2Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
3Old East Slavicмѣра—
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →