Where does “lukijakunta” come from?

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

lukijakunta (Finnish): readership, audience

Definitions

  1. readership, audience

Ancestry of “lukijakunta”, step by step

lukijakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lukija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukijareader
2Ingrianlukkiato read
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →