Where does “kaksituhattaluku” come from?
kaksituhattaluku (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...
kaksituhattaluku (Finnish): The 2000s
Definitions
- The 2000s
Ancestry of “kaksituhattaluku”, step by step
kaksituhattaluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luku | number, count, quantity; chapter; reading |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | luku | number, quantity |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish kaksituhatta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaksituhatta | two thousand |
| 2 | Finnish | tuhat | API; one thousand; Nominative plural form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuhat | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |