Where does “yhdistyslaki” come from?

yhdistyslaki (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.

yhdistyslaki (Finnish): Associations Act official translation of the Finnish act, Association Law Australia, Not-for-profit Corporations Act Canada law that regulates the way the NGO associations govern themselves and interact with the society in general

Definitions

  1. Associations Act official translation of the Finnish act, Association Law Australia, Not-for-profit Corporations Act Canada law that regulates the way the NGO associations govern themselves and interact with the society in general

Ancestry of “yhdistyslaki”, step by step

yhdistyslaki 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 yhdistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdistysassociation
2Finnishyhdistääto connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate
3Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →