Where does “mera” come from?

mera (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mera (Serbo-Croatian): measure; dimension, size; rate

Definitions

  1. measure; dimension, size; rate

Ancestry of “mera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměrameasure
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ →