Where does “безме́рный” come from?
безме́рный (Russian) comes from Russian ме́ра, 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.
Ancestry of “безме́рный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ме́ра | measure |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “безме́рный”