Where does “lakoaminen” come from?

lakoaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laota, from Finnish lako, from Proto-Finnic lako, from Proto-Germanic lagą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “lakoaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaotato fall down en masse, lodge
2Finnishlakolodging
3Proto-Finniclakolodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field)
4Proto-Germaniclagąsituation; law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lako →