Where does “mielenterveyslaki” come from?

mielenterveyslaki (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.

mielenterveyslaki (Finnish): mental health act statute

Definitions

  1. mental health act statute

Ancestry of “mielenterveyslaki”, step by step

mielenterveyslaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish mielenterveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielenterveysmental health
2Finnishterveyshealth
3Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
4Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
5Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-