Where does “luku” come from?

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

luku (Ingrian): number, amount; charm, spell; tempo

Definitions

  1. number, amount; charm, spell; tempo

Ancestry of “luku”, step by step

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

Words derived from “luku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic luke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak →