Where does “määrävähemmistö” come from?
määrävähemmistö (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.
määrävähemmistö (Finnish): blocking minority, qualified minority minority that is sufficient to block a qualified majority
Definitions
- blocking minority, qualified minority minority that is sufficient to block a qualified majority
Ancestry of “määrävähemmistö”, step by step
määrävähemmistö 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 vähemmistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähemmistö | minority |
| 2 | Finnish | vähempi | lesser |
| 3 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | small amount, little |