Where does “масшта́б” come from?
масшта́б (Russian) comes from German Maßstab, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
масшта́б (Russian): scale {{i|dimension}}
Definitions
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Ancestry of “масшта́б”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maßstab | scale; measure, criterion, yardstick |
| 2 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 3 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 5 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |