Where does “julkisuuslaki” come from?

julkisuuslaki (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.

julkisuuslaki (Finnish): "Openness Act"; short for Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta ("Act on the Openness of Government Activities"), which states that official documents shall be in the public domain, unless specifically provided otherwise in the legislation

Definitions

  1. "Openness Act"; short for Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta ("Act on the Openness of Government Activities"), which states that official documents shall be in the public domain, unless specifically provided otherwise in the legislation

Ancestry of “julkisuuslaki”, step by step

julkisuuslaki traces back through two 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 julkisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjulkisuuspublicity; publicness
2Finnishjulkinenpublic; unclassified
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →