Where does “osakeyhtiölaki” come from?
osakeyhtiölaki (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.
osakeyhtiölaki (Finnish): limited liability companies act
Definitions
- limited liability companies act
Ancestry of “osakeyhtiölaki”, step by step
osakeyhtiölaki 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 osakeyhtiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osakeyhtiö | limited liability company |
| 2 | Finnish | yhtiö | company, corporation |
| 3 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |