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Where does “lugema” come from?

lugema (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lugema (Estonian): to read; to count, to matter

Definitions

  1. to read; to count, to matter

Ancestry of “lugema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
2Proto-Uralicluke-to count
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lugema”

  • loendama
  • rahvaloendus
  • loendus
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