Where does “lainvoimaisuus” come from?

lainvoimaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainvoimainen, from Finnish lainvoima, 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.

lainvoimaisuus (Finnish): validity, res judicata

Definitions

  1. validity, res judicata

Ancestry of “lainvoimaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainvoimainenfinal; enforceable of a decision from which there can be no further appeal, or of a legal instrument that has become enforceable eg. by the consent of the parties involved
2Finnishlainvoimapower of law or judgment
3FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
4Old Swedishlagh
5Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
6Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
7Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Old Norse leggja