Where does “laillisesti” come from?

laillisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish laillinen, 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.

laillisesti (Finnish): legally; de jure

Definitions

  1. legally; de jure

Ancestry of “laillisesti”, step by step

laillisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaillinenlegal, lawful, legitimate
2FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
3Old Swedishlagh
4Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
5Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
6Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Old Norse leggja
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