Where does “liigautua” come from?

liigautua (Finnish) comes from Finnish liiga, from German Liga, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liigautua (Finnish): to form a gang

Definitions

  1. to form a gang

Ancestry of “liigautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliigaleague
2GermanLigaleague
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →