Where does “luku” come from?

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

luku (Proto-Finnic): number, quantity

Definitions

  1. number, quantity

Ancestry of “luku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
2Proto-Uralicluke-to count
3Proto-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 →
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