Where does “määräenemmistö” come from?

määräenemmistö (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.

määräenemmistö (Finnish): qualified majority

Definitions

  1. qualified majority

Ancestry of “määräenemmistö”, step by step

määräenemmistö 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 enemmistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishenemmistömajority
2Finnishenempifurther
3Finnishenälarge, abundant, much
4Proto-Finnicenäbig
5Proto-Uralicenäbig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →