Where does “maksimituntimäärä” come from?
maksimituntimäärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuntimäärä, 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.
maksimituntimäärä (Finnish): maximum number of hours
Definitions
- maximum number of hours
Ancestry of “maksimituntimäärä”, step by step
maksimituntimäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuntimäärä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuntimäärä | number of hours |
| 2 | Finnish | määrä | amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Finnish maksimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maksimi | maximum |
| 2 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |