Where does “uskonlahko” come from?

uskonlahko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahko, from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

uskonlahko (Finnish): A religious sect

Definitions

  1. A religious sect

Ancestry of “uskonlahko”, step by step

uskonlahko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lahko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahkosect; cult; order
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 usko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuskofaith; religious; Indicative present connegative...
2Proto-Finnic*uskofaith, belief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →