Where does “намјера” come from?
намјера (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мјера, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
намјера (Serbo-Croatian): intent, intention
Ancestry of “намјера”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | мјера | measure; dimension, size; rate |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |