Where does “rikoslaki” come from?

rikoslaki (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.

rikoslaki (Finnish): criminal code

Definitions

criminal code

Ancestry of “rikoslaki”, step by step

rikoslaki 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 rikos

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	rikos	crime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...
2	Finnish	rikkoa	to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3	Proto-Finnic	rikkodak	to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →