Where does “harvalukuinen” come from?

harvalukuinen (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...

harvalukuinen (Finnish): small in number, few, rare, sparse

Definitions

  1. small in number, few, rare, sparse

Ancestry of “harvalukuinen”, step by step

harvalukuinen 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 harva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharvainfrequent, sparse; thin; loose
2Proto-Finnicharvasparse
3Proto-Finno-Ugricšorwa—

Words derived from “harvalukuinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →