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.

безме́рный (Russian): immense, immeasurable, boundless, infinite, unbounded

Definitions

  1. immense, immeasurable, boundless, infinite, unbounded

Ancestry of “безме́рный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́раmeasure
2Old East Slavicмѣра
3Proto-Slavicměrameasure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “безме́рный

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ
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