Where does “määrä” come from?

määrä (Finnish) comes 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.

määrä (Finnish): amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...

Definitions

  1. amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...

Ancestry of “määrä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмѣра—
2Proto-Slavicměrameasure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “määrä”

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