Where does “lueskelu” come from?

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

lueskelu (Finnish): reading casually

Definitions

  1. reading casually

Ancestry of “lueskelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlueskellato read leisurely/cursorily/indifferently, glance/flip/browse through
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →
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