Where does “päämäärätietoinen” come from?

päämäärätietoinen (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.

päämäärätietoinen (Finnish): purposeful, intentional, knowing the purpose or...

Definitions

  1. purposeful, intentional, knowing the purpose or...

Ancestry of “päämäärätietoinen”, step by step

päämäärätietoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päämäärä

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

via Finnish tietoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoinenconscious; cognizant
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

Words derived from “päämäärätietoinen”

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