Where does “puntamäärä” come from?

puntamäärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish punta, from Proto-Finnic punta, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

puntamäärä (Finnish): amount in pounds currency

Definitions

  1. amount in pounds currency

Ancestry of “puntamäärä”, step by step

puntamäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish punta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuntapound
2Proto-Finnicpuntaunit of weight
3Proto-Germanicpundąpound
4Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
5Proto-Italicpondos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

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

Words derived from “puntamäärä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →