Where does “puhelinmääräys” come from?

puhelinmääräys (Finnish) comes from Finnish määräys, from Finnish määrätä, 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.

puhelinmääräys (Finnish): telephone prescription of drugs or medicine

Definitions

  1. telephone prescription of drugs or medicine

Ancestry of “puhelinmääräys”, step by step

puhelinmääräys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määräys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääräysorder, command, instruction; ordinance, decree,...
2Finnishmäärätäto order, command, instruct, tell; to ordain,...
3Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
4Old East Slavicмѣра
5Proto-Slavicměrameasure
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Finnish puhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ
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