Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luku
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *lukëdak (“to count”) + *-u. Cognate with Proto-Samic *lokō (whence Northern Sami lohku).
Noun
*luku
Inflection
Inflection of *luku
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *luku | *lugut | |
| accusative | *lugun | *lugut | |
| genitive | *lugun | *lukudën *lukuidën | |
| partitive | *lukuda | *lukuida | |
| inessive | *lugussa *luguhna |
*luguissa *luguihna | |
| elative | *lugusta | *luguista | |
| illative | *lukuhën | *lukuihën | |
| adessive | *lugulla | *luguilla | |
| ablative | *lugulta | *luguilta | |
| allative | *lukulën *lukulëk |
*lukuilën *lukuilëk | |
| essive | *lukuna | *lukuina | |
| translative | *luguksi | *luguiksi | |
| instructive | *lugun | *luguin | |
| comitative | *lukunëk | *lukuinëk | |
| abessive | *lugutta | *luguitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: lugu
- → Latvian: luga
- Finnish: luku
- Ingrian: luku
- Karelian:
- Livonian: lu’g
- Livvi: lugu
- Ludian: lugu
- Veps: lugu
- Võro: lugu
- Votic: luku
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “luku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN