Where does “lukumystiikka” come from?

lukumystiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mystiikka, from Swedish mystik, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

lukumystiikka (Finnish): numerology study of mystical properties attached to numbers

Definitions

  1. numerology study of mystical properties attached to numbers

Ancestry of “lukumystiikka”, step by step

lukumystiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mystiikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmystiikkamystic
2Swedishmystikmystique, mystery
3LatinmysticusOf or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;...
4Ancient Greekμυστικόςsecret, mystic
5Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
6Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti