Where does “Aartolahti” come from?

Aartolahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish aarto, from Finnish Artturi, from English Arthur, from Middle English Arthure, from Latin Arthurus, from Welsh arth, from Proto-Brythonic arθ, from Proto-Celtic artos — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.

Ancestry of “Aartolahti”, step by step

Aartolahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aarto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaarto—
2FinnishArtturiArthur
3EnglishArthurGuinness stout
4Middle EnglishArthure—
5LatinArthurus—
6Welsharthbear
7Proto-Brythonicarθbear
8Proto-Celticartosbear
9Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread

via Finnish Lahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahtia city in southern Finland
2FinnishlahdataTo slaughter
3Swedishslaktato slaughter, to butcher
4Middle Low Germanslachten—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρτος →Every word from Proto-Celtic artos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic arθ →