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
Ancestry of “laht'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | laht | bay; gulf |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lakci | bay, gulf |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lakti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lankti- | — |