Where does “odmjeriti” come from?
odmjeriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian od, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
odmjeriti (Serbo-Croatian): to weigh; to measure
Definitions
- to weigh; to measure
Ancestry of “odmjeriti”, step by step
odmjeriti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian od
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | od | from, since; of; than |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Serbo-Croatian mjȅriti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | mjȅriti | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |