Where does “monilukuisuus” come from?
monilukuisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish monilukuinen, from Finnish lukuinen, 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...
monilukuisuus (Finnish): numerousness, multitude, plurality
Definitions
- numerousness, multitude, plurality
Ancestry of “monilukuisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | monilukuinen | numerous |
| 2 | Finnish | lukuinen | numerous; Consisting of a number of elements or... |
| 3 | Finnish | luku | number, count, quantity; chapter; reading |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | luku | number, quantity |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |