Where does “silmämääräinen” come from?
silmämääräinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish määräinen, 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.
silmämääräinen (Finnish): visual
Ancestry of “silmämääräinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | määräinen | definite; As headword in a compound term... |
| 2 | Finnish | määrä | amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “silmämääräinen”