Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “metsälaki” come from? metsälaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish laki, from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
metsälaki (Finnish): forest act, forest code statute
Definitions forest act, forest code statute Ancestry of “metsälaki”, step by step metsälaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laki Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish laki A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... 2 Old Swedish lagh — 3 Old Norse lág a felled tree; log; lying tree 4 Old Norse leggja to lay, place, put; to make, build 5 Proto-Germanic lagjaną to lay, to place in a resting position 6 Proto-Indo-European legʰ- to lie
via Finnish metsä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish metsä forest, woods; bush; hunting 2 Proto-Finnic *meccä — 3 Proto-Baltic medjas —