Where does “lukija” come from?

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

lukija (Finnish): reader

Definitions

  1. reader

Ancestry of “lukija”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lukija

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