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Where does “lukema” come from?

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

lukema (Finnish): Reading; Agent participle of lukea

Definitions

  1. Reading; Agent participle of lukea

Ancestry of “lukema”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lukema”

  • pohjalukema
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