Where does “perustuslaki” come from?
perustuslaki (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.
perustuslaki (Finnish): constitution
Definitions
- constitution
Ancestry of “perustuslaki”, step by step
perustuslaki 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 perustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perustus | Foundation, groundwork |
| 2 | Finnish | perustaa | to establish, found, set up, institute; to base;... |
| 3 | Finnish | perus | foundation; usual, normal, basic |
| 4 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |