Where does “lakoisuus” come from?

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

lakoisuus (Finnish): the quality of being flattened of a field; having flattened crops

Definitions

  1. the quality of being flattened of a field; having flattened crops

Ancestry of “lakoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakoinenlodged, flattened in which the crops have lodged
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 →