Where does “lainvoima” come from?

lainvoima (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.

lainvoima (Finnish): power of law or judgment

Definitions

power of law or judgment

Ancestry of “lainvoima”, step by step

lainvoima 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 voima

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	voima	power, strength, force, might; force; power
2	Proto-Finnic	voima	power, strength, force, might
3	Proto-Finnic	-ma	Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4	Proto-Uralic	-ma	—

Words derived from “lainvoima”

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