Where does “rotuerottelulaki” come from?

rotuerottelulaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotuerottelu, from Finnish erottelu, from Finnish erotella, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o.

rotuerottelulaki (Finnish): racial segregation law; Jim Crow law US

Definitions

  1. racial segregation law; Jim Crow law US

Ancestry of “rotuerottelulaki”, step by step

rotuerottelulaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotuerottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrotuerotteluracial segregation
2Finnisherotteluseparation, segregation; sorting
3FinnisherotellaTo separate, segregate
4Finnisherottaato separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss
5Finnisherotato divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
6Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
7Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
9Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o