Where does “määritystiedosto” come from?

määritystiedosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish määritys, 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, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

määritystiedosto (Finnish): configuration file

Definitions

  1. configuration file

Ancestry of “määritystiedosto”, step by step

määritystiedosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määritys

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

via Finnish tiedosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedostofile
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ