Where does “lukutoukka” come from?

lukutoukka (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...

lukutoukka (Finnish): bookworm

Definitions

  1. bookworm

Ancestry of “lukutoukka”, step by step

lukutoukka 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 toukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoukkalarva, grub; caterpillar; maggot
2Proto-Finnictoukkalarva, maggot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →