Where does “Maalahti” come from?

Maalahti (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 “Maalahti”, step by step

Maalahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Lahti	a city in southern Finland
2	Finnish	lahdata	To slaughter
3	Swedish	slakta	to slaughter, to butcher
4	Middle Low German	slachten	—
5	Proto-Germanic	slahaną	to hit, to strike; to kill
6	Proto-Indo-European	slak-	to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish made

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	made	burbot
2	Proto-Finnic	madeh	burbot
3	Proto-Finnic	-eh	Forms nominals

Words derived from “Maalahti”

maalahtelainen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Middle Low German slachten →