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