Where does “lakimääräys” come from?

lakimääräys (Finnish) comes from Finnish määräys, from Finnish määrätä, from Finnish määrä, from Old East Slavic мѣра, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

lakimääräys (Finnish): legalism legal axiom or rule

Definitions

  1. legalism legal axiom or rule

Ancestry of “lakimääräys”, step by step

lakimääräys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish määräys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääräysorder, command, instruction; ordinance, decree,...
2Finnishmäärätäto order, command, instruct, tell; to ordain,...
3Finnishmääräamount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,...
4Old East Slavicмѣра
5Proto-Slavicměrameasure
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀrāˀ
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-reh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ