Where does “lakivaliokunta” come from?

lakivaliokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valiokunta, from Finnish valio, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

lakivaliokunta (Finnish): the standing committee on law in the Finnish parliament

Definitions

  1. the standing committee on law in the Finnish parliament

Ancestry of “lakivaliokunta”, step by step

lakivaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valiokunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaliokuntastanding committee
2FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

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 welh₁- →