Where does “laht'” come from?

laht' (Võro) comes from Estonian laht, from Proto-Finnic lakci, from Proto-Finnic lakti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankti-.

laht' (Võro): bay, gulf

Definitions

  1. bay, gulf

Ancestry of “laht'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlahtbay; gulf
2Proto-Finniclakcibay, gulf
3Proto-Finniclakti—
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclankti-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankti- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lakti →Every word from Proto-Finnic lakci →