The game may have been called something other than tablut by the Sámi, since the word "tablut" (also rendered "dablut") simply means "to play boardgames". Linnaeus likely misunderstood the word describing the general activity as the name of the game. However, tablut has been established as its modern name, since no other name for it is known. For the same reason, another traditional Sámi board game is today called "dablo" or "dablot" which similarly just means "gameboard" and "playing a board game".