Where does “lohkat” come from?

lohkat (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic lokëtēk, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lohkat (Northern Sami): to read; to tell

Definitions

  1. to read; to tell

Ancestry of “lohkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samiclokëtēkto count; to read
2Proto-Uralicluke-to count
3Proto-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-Samic lokëtēk →