Where does “kalastuslaki” come from?

kalastuslaki (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.

kalastuslaki (Finnish): fishing act statute

Definitions

fishing act statute

Ancestry of “kalastuslaki”, step by step

kalastuslaki 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 kalastus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kalastus	fishing
2	Finnish	kalastaa	To fish
3	Ingrian	kala	fish
4	Proto-Finnic	kala	fish
5	Proto-Uralic	kälä	fish

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