Where does “lainmukainen” come from?

lainmukainen (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.

lainmukainen (Finnish): lawful, legal, legitimate, licit conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society

Definitions

  1. lawful, legal, legitimate, licit conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society

Ancestry of “lainmukainen”, step by step

lainmukainen 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 mukainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukainenconsistent, compatible; within, compliant to
2Proto-Finnicmuka-along
3Proto-Uralicmukaback

Words derived from “lainmukainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →