Where does “Pommerinlahti” come from?
Pommerinlahti (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,...
Pommerinlahti (Finnish): The Bay of Pomerania
Definitions
- The Bay of Pomerania
Ancestry of “Pommerinlahti”, step by step
Pommerinlahti 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 Pommeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pommeri | — |
| 2 | German | Pommern | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *pomorьjaninъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *pomorьje | seaboard, coastal area |