Where does “taivaanlaki” come from?

taivaanlaki (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.

taivaanlaki (Finnish): zenith point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer

Definitions

  1. zenith point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer

Ancestry of “taivaanlaki”, step by step

taivaanlaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish taivas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivassky; heaven
2Proto-Finnictaivassky
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →