Where does “měra” come from?

měra (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

měra (Lower Sorbian): measure

Definitions

  1. measure

Ancestry of “měra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměrameasure
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →