Where does “nuotinlukutaito” come from?

nuotinlukutaito (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotti, from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nuotinlukutaito (Finnish): the skill of reading musical notes, of reading music

Definitions

  1. the skill of reading musical notes, of reading music

Ancestry of “nuotinlukutaito”, step by step

nuotinlukutaito traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottinote; sheet music; pace notes
2Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
3Old Swedishnutnut
4Old Norsehnotnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

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 Taito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTaitoskill capacity to do something well, particularly one that is acquired or learned
2Finnishtaitoskill; art
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →