Where does “määri” come from?

määri (Finnish) comes from French maire, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

määri (Finnish): A mayor, used of French mayors

Definitions

  1. A mayor, used of French mayors

Ancestry of “määri”, step by step

määri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French maire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmairemayor; male mayor
2LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Middle High German mære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmærefamous
2Old High Germanmārifamous, great; well known, famous; news, tale
3Proto-Germanicmērijazrenowned, famous, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēroslarge, handsome

via German Maar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaarmaar broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption
2Italianmar(e)—

Words derived from “määri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →