Where does “lainoppi” come from?

lainoppi (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.

lainoppi (Finnish): jurisprudence

Definitions

  1. jurisprudence

Ancestry of “lainoppi”, step by step

lainoppi 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 oppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
2Finnishoppiato learn
3Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—

Words derived from “lainoppi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →