Where does “suulaki” come from?
suulaki (Finnish) comes from Ingrian laki, 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.
suulaki (Finnish): palate
Definitions
- palate
Ancestry of “suulaki”, step by step
suulaki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian laki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | laki | ceiling |
| 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 Ingrian suu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | suu | mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |
via Finnish suu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suu | mouth |