Where does “onnenluku” come from?

onnenluku (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...

onnenluku (Finnish): lucky number

Definitions

  1. lucky number

Ancestry of “onnenluku”, step by step

onnenluku 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 onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →