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

lukema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lukea

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...

via Finnish mä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “lukema”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →