Where does “lug” come from?
lug (Livonian) 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...
lug (Livonian): number
Ancestry of “lug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | luku | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |