Where does “laht” come from?

laht (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic lakci, from Proto-Finnic lakti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankti-.

laht (Veps): bay; gulf

Definitions

  1. bay; gulf

Ancestry of “laht”, step by step

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