Where does “lainlaatija” come from?
lainlaatija (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.
lainlaatija (Finnish): legislator, lawmaker
Definitions
- legislator, lawmaker
Ancestry of “lainlaatija”, step by step
lainlaatija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laki | A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lagh | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 4 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Finnish laatija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatija | one who draws up a document; composer, author, writer, drafter |
| 2 | Finnish | laatia | to compose, make, devise |
| 3 | Russian | ла́дить | to get on (with), to agree (with), to be on good terms (with) |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | ладити | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | laditi | to make order, make peace |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | lada | wife; female consort, female lover? |