Where does “ostomääräraha” come from?

ostomääräraha (Finnish) comes from Finnish määräraha, 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.

ostomääräraha (Finnish): procurement appropriation, procurement budget, acquisition budget; appropriation money set aside for purchasing or acquiring something, e.g. new equipment

Definitions

  1. procurement appropriation, procurement budget, acquisition budget; appropriation money set aside for purchasing or acquiring something, e.g. new equipment

Ancestry of “ostomääräraha”, step by step

ostomääräraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määräraha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäärärahabudget, appropriation amount of money earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
2Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
3Old East Slavicмѣра
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Finnish osto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostopurchase
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ