Where does “arvioluku” come from?

arvioluku (Finnish) comes 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...

arvioluku (Finnish): estimated figure, approximate figure

Definitions

  1. estimated figure, approximate figure

Ancestry of “arvioluku”, step by step

arvioluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
2Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish arvio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvioestimate, assessment
2Finnisharvatato guess
3Finnishennaltabeforehand
4Finnish-ltaforms the ablative case
5Proto-Finnic-ltaAblative case ending
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Uralic luke-Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak
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