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Where does “murtoluku” come from?

murtoluku (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...

murtoluku (Finnish): common fraction, fraction

Definitions

  1. common fraction, fraction

Ancestry of “murtoluku”, step by step

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

Words derived from “murtoluku”

  • epämurtoluku
  • aito murtoluku
  • yksikkömurtoluku
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