Where does “painosmäärä” come from?

painosmäärä (Finnish) comes 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.

painosmäärä (Finnish): print run, number of copies

Definitions

  1. print run, number of copies

Ancestry of “painosmäärä”, step by step

painosmäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määrä

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

via Finnish painos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainosedition
2Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →