Where does “elinkeino-oikeus” come from?

elinkeino-oikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish elinkeino, from Finnish elin-, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

elinkeino-oikeus (Finnish): business law the area of law pertaining to business

Definitions

  1. business law the area of law pertaining to business

Ancestry of “elinkeino-oikeus”, step by step

elinkeino-oikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elinkeino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkeinolivelihood, living; trade, business
2Finnishelin-living, life
3Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish elin-
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