Where does “määrääjä” come from?

määrääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish määrätä, 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.

määrääjä (Finnish): orderer, instructor who orders, commands or instructs

Definitions

  1. orderer, instructor who orders, commands or instructs

Ancestry of “määrääjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäärätäto order, command, instruct, tell; to ordain,...
2Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
3Old East Slavicмѣра—
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →