Where does “lakihanke” come from?

lakihanke (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.

lakihanke (Finnish): draft law, a project seeking to draft a new law

Definitions

  1. draft law, a project seeking to draft a new law

Ancestry of “lakihanke”, step by step

lakihanke 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 hanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankeproject
2FinnishhankkiaTo acquire, get, obtain, find; To buy, purchase,...
3Proto-Finnichankkidakto acquire, to procure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →