Where does “lainsäännös” come from?
lainsäännös (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.
lainsäännös (Finnish): legislative provision
Definitions
- legislative provision
Ancestry of “lainsäännös”, step by step
lainsäännös 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 säännös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säännös | provision |
| 2 | Finnish | sääntö | rule; regulation; laws, rules, bylaws, code |
| 3 | Finnish | saada | to get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | saadak | to get, to receive |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | saxe- | to get; to arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |