Where does “vianmääritys” come from?

vianmääritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish määritys, from Finnish määrittää, 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.

vianmääritys (Finnish): troubleshooting

Definitions

  1. troubleshooting

Ancestry of “vianmääritys”, step by step

vianmääritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääritysdetermining, determination, specifying,...
2Finnishmäärittääto specify, determine, define, set; to diagnose;...
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 vika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvikaflaw, malfunction, failure, problem; fault; stain...
2Finnishviimeinenlast, final; nth last; dying
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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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