Where does “lautta” come from?

lautta (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lautta, from Proto-Germanic lautō.

lautta (Ludian): raft; ferry

Definitions

  1. raft; ferry

Ancestry of “lautta”, step by step

lautta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finno-Ugric *lautta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*lautta
2Proto-Germaniclautō

via Proto-Germanic flautaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflautazfloat, stream
Every word from Proto-Germanic lautōEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lautta
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