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

murtoluku 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 murto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
2Catalanmurtamyrtle
3Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
5Semiticm-r-r—

Words derived from “murtoluku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →