Where does “alkulukulause” come from?
alkulukulause (Finnish) comes from Finnish alkuluku, from Finnish luku, from Proto-Finnic luku, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
alkulukulause (Finnish): prime number theorem
Definitions
- prime number theorem
Ancestry of “alkulukulause”, step by step
alkulukulause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alkuluku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkuluku | prime number, prime |
| 2 | Finnish | luku | number, count, quantity; chapter; reading |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | luku | number, quantity |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |