Where does “kieltolaki” come from?

kieltolaki (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.

kieltolaki (Finnish): prohibition; Prohibition

Definitions

prohibition; Prohibition

Ancestry of “kieltolaki”, step by step

kieltolaki 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 kielto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kielto	ban, prohibition
2	Finnish	kieltää	to forbid; to forbid, to disallow, to ban, to...
3	Finnish	kieli	tongue; language; string
4	Proto-Finnic	keeli	tongue; language
5	Proto-Uralic	käle	tongue; language

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