Where does “tieliikennelaki” come from?

tieliikennelaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieliikenne, from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

tieliikennelaki (Finnish): traffic code, traffic act

Definitions

  1. traffic code, traffic act

Ancestry of “tieliikennelaki”, step by step

tieliikennelaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tieliikenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieliikenneroad traffic
2Finnishliikennetraffic; a trip taken somewhere else
3Finnish-nneThe possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used...
4Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
5Finnishhartiashoulder
6Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
7Greekχαρτίpaper
8Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

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-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης