Where does “vesihuoltolaki” come from?

vesihuoltolaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesihuolto, from Finnish huolto, from Finnish huoltaa, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól — to cover; to incline.

vesihuoltolaki (Finnish): water services act, water supply act statute

Definitions

  1. water services act, water supply act statute

Ancestry of “vesihuoltolaki”, step by step

vesihuoltolaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesihuolto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesihuoltowater supply provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes
2Finnishhuoltoservice, maintenance, upkeep, care; logistics
3FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
4Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
5Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
6Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
7Old Swedishhul
8Old Norsehóla hole
9Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
10Proto-Germanichulazhollow
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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 ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą