French loi

← Middle French loy (inherited)

← Old French loi (inherited)

← Old French lei (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (mention)

← Proto-Italic *lēg- (inherited)

← Latin lēgem (inherited)

← Latin lēx (mention)

→ English law (mention)

→ French loyal (suffix)

→ French léguer (mention)

→ Haitian Creole lalwa (derived)

→ Haitian Creole lwa (derived)

→ Malagasy lalana (derived)

→ Portuguese lei (cognate)