Where does “määräys” come from?

määräys (Finnish) comes from Finnish määrätä, 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.

määräys (Finnish): order, command, instruction; ordinance, decree,...

Definitions

  1. order, command, instruction; ordinance, decree,...

Ancestry of “määräys”, step by step

määräys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määrätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäärätäto order, command, instruct, tell; to ordain,...
2Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
3Old East Slavicмѣра
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
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Words derived from “määräys

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ