Where does “määrittelyalue” come from?

määrittelyalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish määrittely, from Finnish määritellä, from Finnish määrittää, from Finnish määrä, from Old East Slavic мѣра, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ — to measure.

määrittelyalue (Finnish): domain range of values for which a function is defined

Definitions

  1. domain range of values for which a function is defined

Ancestry of “määrittelyalue”, step by step

määrittelyalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määrittely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäärittelyspecification; configuration; definition
2Finnishmääritelläto define; to configure
3Finnishmäärittääto specify, determine, define, set; to diagnose;...
4Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
5Old East Slavicмѣра
6Proto-Slavicměrameasure
7Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ