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Where does “henkilöoikeus” come from?

henkilöoikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkilöoikeus (Finnish): The part of civil law that deals with person's...

Definitions

  1. The part of civil law that deals with person's...

Ancestry of “henkilöoikeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
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