Where does “päämäärähakuinen” come from?

päämäärähakuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish päämäärä, 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.

päämäärähakuinen (Finnish): purpose-oriented

Definitions

  1. purpose-oriented

Ancestry of “päämäärähakuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäämäärägoal, aim, objective, purpose, end
2Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
3Old East Slavicмѣра—
4Proto-Slavicměrameasure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “päämäärähakuinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →