Where does “lainkohta” come from?

lainkohta (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.

lainkohta (Finnish): point in the law, section of a law

Definitions

  1. point in the law, section of a law

Ancestry of “lainkohta”, step by step

lainkohta 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 kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Old Norse leggja
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