Where does “oikeusapulaki” come from?

oikeusapulaki (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.

oikeusapulaki (Finnish): law statute on legal aid

Definitions

  1. law statute on legal aid

Ancestry of “oikeusapulaki”, step by step

oikeusapulaki 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 oikeusapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusapulegal aid; legal advice
2Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
3Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
4Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
5Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →