Where does “pakkokeinolaki” come from?
pakkokeinolaki (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.
pakkokeinolaki (Finnish): compulsion act statute on compulsive measures
Definitions
- compulsion act statute on compulsive measures
Ancestry of “pakkokeinolaki”, step by step
pakkokeinolaki 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 pakkokeino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakkokeino | coercion actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person |
| 2 | Finnish | keino | means, way, vehicle; trick; "as modifier in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | keajnō | way, road; method, means |