Where does “bismeri” come from?

bismeri (Greenlandic) comes from Danish bismer, from Middle Low German bismer, from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ, from Arabic وَزْنَة, from Arabic وَزْن — weight.

bismeri (Greenlandic): steelyard balance

Definitions

  1. steelyard balance

Ancestry of “bismeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbismer—
2Middle Low Germanbismer—
3Old East Slavicбезмѣнъstilyard
4Arabicوَزْنَة—
5Arabicوَزْنweight
Every word from Arabic وَزْن →Every word from Arabic وَزْنَة →Every word from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ →