Where does “lookki” come from?
lookki (Skolt Sami) comes from Skolt Sami lookkâd, from Proto-Samic lokëtēk, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lookki (Skolt Sami): reader
Ancestry of “lookki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Skolt Sami | lookkâd | to count, to calculate; to read |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | lokëtēk | to count; to read |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |