Where does “kielilainsäädäntö” come from?
kielilainsäädäntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainsäädäntö, from Finnish lain, 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.
kielilainsäädäntö (Finnish): language legislation
Definitions
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Ancestry of “kielilainsäädäntö”, step by step
kielilainsäädäntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lainsäädäntö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lainsäädäntö | legislation |
| 2 | Finnish | lain | Synonym of lainkaan; inflection of laki: ##... |
| 3 | Finnish | laki | A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lagh | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |