Where does “laonkestävyys” come from?
laonkestävyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish laonkestävä, from Finnish lako, from Proto-Finnic lako, from Proto-Germanic lagą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laonkestävyys (Finnish): lodging resistance
Definitions
- lodging resistance
Ancestry of “laonkestävyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laonkestävä | resistant to lodging or falling over |
| 2 | Finnish | lako | lodging |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lako | lodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field) |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagą | situation; law |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |