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Where does “Lahtinen” come from?

Lahtinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahti, 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,...

Ancestry of “Lahtinen”, step by step

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,...
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