Where does “luku” come from?
luku (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic luku, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
luku (Finnish): number, count, quantity; chapter; reading
Definitions
- number, count, quantity; chapter; reading
Ancestry of “luku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | luku | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “luku”