Where does “wymierny” come from?
wymierny (Polish) comes from Polish wymierzyć, 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.
wymierny (Polish): rational
Definitions
- rational
Ancestry of “wymierny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wymierzyć | to mete out, to dispense, to deal |
| 2 | Polish | mierzyć | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |