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Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/luke-

This Proto-Uralic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Uralic

Etymology

Sometimes considered to be either borrowed from or akin to Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (whence e.g. Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to count”)).

Verb

*luke-

  1. to count

Derived terms
  • *luka (“ten”)
  • *lukenta

Descendants
  • Samoyedic
    • Nenets
      • Tundra Nenets: лахана (lāxnā)
  • Ugric:
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *lovəms
    • Erzya: ловомс (lovoms), ловномс (lovnoms)
    • Moksha: лувомс (luvoms)
  • Proto-Samic: *lokëtēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *lukëdak (see there for further descendants)

References
  • Ante Aikio, Studies in Uralic Etymology V: Permic Etymologies.

Further reading
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