Where does “päälaki” come from?
päälaki (Finnish) comes from Ingrian laki, 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.
päälaki (Finnish): A crown, pate, vertex
Definitions
- A crown, pate, vertex
Ancestry of “päälaki”, step by step
päälaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian laki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | laki | ceiling |
| 2 | Finnish | laki | A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lagh | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Ingrian pää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | pää | head |