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Where does “laillisuusperiaate” come from?

laillisuusperiaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish periaate, from Finnish aate, from Finnish aatella, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja- — to drive.

laillisuusperiaate (Finnish): rule of law, rule-of-law principle

Definitions

  1. rule of law, rule-of-law principle

Ancestry of “laillisuusperiaate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperiaateprinciple
2Finnishaateideology
3FinnishaatellaAlternative form of ajatella
4Finnishajatellato think; to plan, intend; to think . An...
5FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
6Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
7Proto-Finnicajadakto go , to drive
8Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
9Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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