Where does “lukukappale” come from?

lukukappale (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...

lukukappale (Finnish): passage of a literary work

Definitions

  1. passage of a literary work

Ancestry of “lukukappale”, step by step

lukukappale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luku

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

via Finnish kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →