Where does “lahko” come from?

lahko (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lahko (Finnish): sect; cult; order

Definitions

  1. sect; cult; order

Ancestry of “lahko”, step by step

lahko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish lagh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlagh—
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Proto-Germanic slagiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “lahko”

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