Where does “perustuslakivaliokunta” come from?
perustuslakivaliokunta (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.
perustuslakivaliokunta (Finnish): The Constitutional Law Committee
Definitions
- The Constitutional Law Committee
Ancestry of “perustuslakivaliokunta”, step by step
perustuslakivaliokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perustuslaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perustuslaki | constitution |
| 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 Finnish valiokunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valiokunta | standing committee |
| 2 | Finnish | valio | An outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite |
| 3 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |