Where does “hätätilalaki” come from?

hätätilalaki (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.

hätätilalaki (Finnish): state of emergency act statute

Definitions

state of emergency act statute

Ancestry of “hätätilalaki”, step by step

hätätilalaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laki

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	laki	A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2	Old Swedish	lagh	—
3	Old Norse	lág	a felled tree; log; lying tree
4	Old Norse	leggja	to lay, place, put; to make, build
5	Proto-Germanic	lagjaną	to lay, to place in a resting position
6	Proto-Indo-European	legʰ-	to lie

via Finnish hätätila

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	hätätila	state of emergency
2	Finnish	hätä	emergency; distress; need, necessity
3	Proto-Finnic	hätä	emergency; distress, agony
4	Proto-Finnic	šätä	hundred
5	Proto-Germanic	sētō	place, position; lying in wait, ambush
6	Proto-Indo-European	sḗd-	to sit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →