Where does “ammattikorkeakoululaki” come from?

ammattikorkeakoululaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammattikorkeakoulu, from Finnish korkeakoulu, from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola — to hold; to overpower.

ammattikorkeakoululaki (Finnish): Professional Universities Act

Definitions

  1. Professional Universities Act

Ancestry of “ammattikorkeakoululaki”, step by step

ammattikorkeakoululaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammattikorkeakoulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammattikorkeakouluprofessional university, vocational university,...
2Finnishkorkeakoulucollege, academy, university, polytechnic
3GermanHochschulecollege; university; graduate school; institute;...
4Germanschuleinflection of schulen: ## first-person singular...
5Middle High Germanschuoleschool
6Old High Germanscuolaschool
7Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
8LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
9Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
10Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
11Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
12Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́
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