Where does “osuuskuntalaki” come from?
osuuskuntalaki (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.
osuuskuntalaki (Finnish): cooperative act statute on cooperatives
Definitions
- cooperative act statute on cooperatives
Ancestry of “osuuskuntalaki”, step by step
osuuskuntalaki 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 osuuskunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuuskunta | A cooperative |
| 2 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 3 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |