Where does “отмерить” come from?

отмерить (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.

отмерить (Russian): to measure, to measure off, to mete out; to cover...

Definitions

  1. to measure, to measure off, to mete out; to cover...

Ancestry of “отмерить”, 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

Words derived from “отмерить”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →