Where does “määrätarkoitus” come from?
määrätarkoitus (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.
määrätarkoitus (Finnish): specific purpose, particular purpose
Definitions
- specific purpose, particular purpose
Ancestry of “määrätarkoitus”, step by step
määrätarkoitus 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 tarkoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkoitus | meaning; function; purpose, end |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkoittaa | to mean, signify |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |