Where does “luentotunti” come from?

luentotunti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luento, from Finnish lukea, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

luentotunti (Finnish): hour of lecture

Definitions

  1. hour of lecture

Ancestry of “luentotunti”, step by step

luentotunti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluentolecture
2Finnishlukeato read; to study; to consider
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →
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