Where does “мерка” come from?

мерка (Russian) comes from Russian ме́рить, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

мерка (Russian): measure(s), measurements

Definitions

  1. measure(s), measurements

Ancestry of “мерка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́ритьto measure
2Proto-Slavicměritito measure
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →