Where does “työlainsäädäntö” come from?

työlainsäädäntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainsäädäntö, from Finnish lain, 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.

työlainsäädäntö (Finnish): labor legislation

Definitions

  1. labor legislation

Ancestry of “työlainsäädäntö”, step by step

työlainsäädäntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainsäädäntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainsäädäntölegislation
2FinnishlainSynonym of lainkaan; inflection of laki: ##...
3FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
4Old Swedishlagh
5Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
6Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
7Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-