Where does “määräosuus” come from?

määräosuus (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.

määräosuus (Finnish): quota, portion

Definitions

  1. quota, portion

Ancestry of “määräosuus”, step by step

määräosuus 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 osuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosuusshare, part; section of a road or track
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ