Where does “alusjätelaki” come from?

alusjätelaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish laki, from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

alusjätelaki (Finnish): short for "Laki aluksista aiheutuvan vesien...

Definitions

  1. short for "Laki aluksista aiheutuvan vesien...

Ancestry of “alusjätelaki”, step by step

alusjätelaki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh—
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish jäte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjätewaste, garbage, rubbish
2Finnishjättääto leave; to take, drop off, deliver; to submit
3Proto-Finnicjättädäkto leave
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →