Where does “mera” come from?

mera (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish mær, from Old Norse mærr, from Proto-Germanic mērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēros — large, handsome.

Ancestry of “mera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmærfamous, glorious
2Old Norsemærrfamous, glorious, illustrious
3Proto-Germanicmērijazrenowned, famous, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēroslarge, handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēros →Every word from Proto-Germanic mērijaz →Every word from Old Norse mærr →