Where does “kotikuntalaki” come from?

kotikuntalaki (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.

kotikuntalaki (Finnish): municipality of residence act/law statute

Definitions

  1. municipality of residence act/law statute

Ancestry of “kotikuntalaki”, step by step

kotikuntalaki 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 kotikunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotikuntamunicipality of residence
2Finnishkotihome
3Proto-Finnickoteihome
4Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
6Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →
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