Where does “tuhatlukuinen” come from?
tuhatlukuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukuinen, 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...
tuhatlukuinen (Finnish): consisting of thousands of something
Definitions
- consisting of thousands of something
Ancestry of “tuhatlukuinen”, step by step
tuhatlukuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lukuinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lukuinen | numerous; Consisting of a number of elements or... |
| 2 | Finnish | luku | number, count, quantity; chapter; reading |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | luku | number, quantity |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |