Where does “miernik” come from?

miernik (Polish) comes from Polish mierzyć, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

miernik (Polish): gauge, measure, meter

Definitions

  1. gauge, measure, meter

Ancestry of “miernik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmierzyćto measure
2Proto-Slavicměritito measure
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →
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