Where does “määräehto” come from?

määräehto (Finnish) comes 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.

määräehto (Finnish): condition, requirement

Definitions

  1. condition, requirement

Ancestry of “määräehto”, step by step

määräehto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määrä

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

via Finnish ehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehtocondition, term; reservation; candidacy in an...
2Finnishehtiäto make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time
3Proto-Finnicehtidäkto prepare, to get ready
4Proto-Finno-Permicešte-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →