Where does “moraalilaki” come from?

moraalilaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish moraali, from Swedish moral, from German Moral, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

moraalilaki (Finnish): moral law

Definitions

  1. moral law

Ancestry of “moraalilaki”, step by step

moraalilaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish moraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmoraaliMorals; Moral; Morale
2Swedishmoralmorale, character; moral, moral practices,...
3GermanMoralmoral, morality; morale
4German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →