Where does “мі́ра” come from?

мі́ра (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

мі́ра (Ukrainian): measure, scale, standard

Definitions

  1. measure, scale, standard

Ancestry of “мі́ра”, step by step

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

Words derived from “мі́ра”

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