Where does “perustuslakioikeus” come from?

perustuslakioikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish perustuslaki, 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.

perustuslakioikeus (Finnish): constitutional court

Definitions

  1. constitutional court

Ancestry of “perustuslakioikeus”, step by step

perustuslakioikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perustuslaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperustuslakiconstitution
2FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
3Old Swedishlagh—
4Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
5Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
6Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →