Where does “määräraha” come from?

määräraha (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.

määräraha (Finnish): budget, appropriation amount of money earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame

Definitions

budget, appropriation amount of money earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame

Ancestry of “määräraha”, step by step

määräraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määrä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	määrä	amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
2	Old East Slavic	мѣра	—
3	Proto-Slavic	měra	measure
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	mḗˀrāˀ	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	meh₁-reh₂	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	meh₁-	to measure

via Finnish raha

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	raha	money; money, cash; money, wealth
2	Proto-Finnic	raha	squirrel pelt; money
3	Proto-Germanic	skrahō	dry animal skin
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ker-	to cut off; to turn, bend
5	Proto-Indo-European	sek-	to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “määräraha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →