Where does “Lahti” come from?
Lahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahdata, from Swedish slakta, from Middle Low German slachten, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Lahti (Finnish): a city in southern Finland
Definitions
- a city in southern Finland
Ancestry of “Lahti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lahdata | To slaughter |
| 2 | Swedish | slakta | to slaughter, to butcher |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slachten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “Lahti”