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Where does “lukutaidoton” come from?

lukutaidoton (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukutaito, 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...

lukutaidoton (Finnish): Illiterate

Definitions

  1. Illiterate

Ancestry of “lukutaidoton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukutaitoliteracy
2Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
3Proto-Finnicluku—
4Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
5Proto-Uralicluke-to count
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lukutaidoton”

  • lukutaidottomuus
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