Where does “lahtaus” come from?

lahtaus (Finnish) comes 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,...

lahtaus (Finnish): slaughter, slaughtering

Definitions

  1. slaughter, slaughtering

Ancestry of “lahtaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlahdataTo slaughter
2Swedishslaktato slaughter, to butcher
3Middle Low Germanslachten—
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Middle Low German slachten →
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