Where does “правоме́рный” come from?
правоме́рный (Russian) comes from German rechtmäßig, from German -mäßig, 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.
правоме́рный (Russian): legal, lawful
Definitions
- legal, lawful
Ancestry of “правоме́рный”, step by step
правоме́рный traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German rechtmäßig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rechtmäßig | rightful |
| 2 | German | -mäßig | -like; -wise |
| 3 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 4 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Russian пра́во
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пра́во | law, right |
| 2 | Russian | пра́вый | straight; innocent; right-hand; right, correct;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |