Where does “lukemattomuus” come from?

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

lukemattomuus (Finnish): the quality of being unlearned, of not having read books

Definitions

  1. the quality of being unlearned, of not having read books

Ancestry of “lukemattomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukematoncountless, uncountable; unread; Negative...
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 →