Where does “lakovilja” come from?

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

lakovilja (Finnish): lodged grain

Definitions

  1. lodged grain

Ancestry of “lakovilja”, step by step

lakovilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakolodging
2Proto-Finniclakolodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field)
3Proto-Germaniclagąsituation; law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lako →