Where does “luettavuus” come from?
luettavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish luettava, from Finnish lukea, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
luettavuus (Finnish): readability; legibility
Definitions
- readability; legibility
Ancestry of “luettavuus”, step by step
luettavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luettava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luettava | legible, readable; Present passive participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | lukea | to read; to study; to consider |
| 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 uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |