sect (offshoot of a larger religion sharing at least some unorthodox beliefs)cult (group of people with a sect-like religious identity but exploitative or regarded by outsiders as exploitative towards its members)(biology, taxonomy) orderShow more (cult): kulttiShow more alalahkolahkolainenlahkolaisuuslahkollinenShow more lahkohenkilahkokuntalahkolaitoslahkoliikelahkomyllylahko-oppilahkosuuntalahkouskoinenuskonlahkoShow more From an obsolete sense of the word, which means a combine of peasants who jointly own a resource, such as a pasture, workhorse or mill. Now similar combines are organized as osuuskunta (“cooperative”). The ultimate origin is disputed; it could be a loan from Old Swedish lagh (compare Swedish lag (“a workgroup, a team”)) or related to Estonian lahk, Livonian lō’gõ, Veps lahk, Votic lahk, suggesting Proto-Finnic lahko, probably borrowed either from Proto-Germanic slagiz or Proto-Germanic slahō.Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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