Where does “raamatunlukija” come from?

raamatunlukija (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukija, from Ingrian lukkia, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

raamatunlukija (Finnish): Bible reader

Definitions

  1. Bible reader

Ancestry of “raamatunlukija”, step by step

raamatunlukija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lukija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukijareader
2Ingrianlukkiato read
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish raamattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraamattuA bible
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →