Where does “määräämisvalta” come from?
määräämisvalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish määrääminen, 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.
Ancestry of “määräämisvalta”, step by step
määräämisvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish määrääminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | määrääminen | ordering, commanding; ordaining, deciding;... |
| 2 | Finnish | määrätä | to order, command, instruct, tell; to ordain,... |
| 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 |