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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

  1. number, count, quantity; chapter; reading

Ancestry of “luku”, step by step

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

Words derived from “luku”

  • reaaliluku
  • luvuton
  • aito murtoluku
  • oktaaniluku
  • lukulaite
  • hedelmällisyysluku
  • siittiöluku
  • ajatustenluku
  • ajanluku
  • binääriluku
  • luvuttomasti
  • lukukelpoinen
  • kardinaaliluku
  • hapetusluku
  • yleisöluku
  • yksikkömurtoluku
  • murtoluku
  • transsendenttiluku
  • lukutaidoton
  • ordinaaliluku
  • irrationaaliluku
  • sekaluku
  • alkulukulause
  • lukutaitoinen
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