Where does “lahdentakainen” come from?

lahdentakainen (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,...

lahdentakainen (Finnish): beyond the bay or gulf

Definitions

  1. beyond the bay or gulf

Ancestry of “lahdentakainen”, step by step

lahdentakainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahti

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,...

via Finnish takainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakainenlocated behind something; back
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Middle Low German slachten