Where does “vähälukuisuus” come from?

vähälukuisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähälukuinen, 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...

vähälukuisuus (Finnish): smallness in number, fewness

Definitions

  1. smallness in number, fewness

Ancestry of “vähälukuisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähälukuinensmall in number
2Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
3Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
4Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
5Proto-Uralicluke-to count
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →
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