Where does “kylänluku” come from?

kylänluku (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian 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...

kylänluku (Ingrian): examination in a rural area used to test reading skills and knowledge of Christianity

Definitions

  1. examination in a rural area used to test reading skills and knowledge of Christianity

Ancestry of “kylänluku”, step by step

kylänluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian luku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlukunumber, amount; charm, spell; tempo
2Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ingrian kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankylävillage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Uralic luke-Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak