Where does “hedelmällisyysluku” come from?

hedelmällisyysluku (Finnish) comes from Finnish hedelmällisyys, from Finnish hedelmällinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hedelmällisyysluku (Finnish): fertility rate

Definitions

  1. fertility rate

Ancestry of “hedelmällisyysluku”, step by step

hedelmällisyysluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hedelmällisyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmällisyysfertility
2Finnishhedelmällinenfertile; fruitful
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

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...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen