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Where does “lukuinen” come from?

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

lukuinen (Finnish): numerous; Consisting of a number of elements or...

Definitions

  1. numerous; Consisting of a number of elements or...

Ancestry of “lukuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
2Proto-Finnicluku—
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lukuinen”

  • helppolukuinen
  • huonolukuinen
  • tuhatlukuinen
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