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