Where does “lukurauha” come from?

lukurauha (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...

lukurauha (Finnish): peace and quiet for reading

Definitions

  1. peace and quiet for reading

Ancestry of “lukurauha”, step by step

lukurauha 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 Rauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
2Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
3Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →
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