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

Definitions

  1. reader

Ancestry of “lookki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Skolt Samilookkâdto count, to calculate; to read
2Proto-Samiclokëtēkto count; to read
3Proto-Uralicluke-to count
4Proto-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 →