Where does “laps” come from?

laps (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.

laps (Estonian): child; someone's child

Definitions

  1. child; someone's child

Ancestry of “laps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclapcichild
2Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

Words derived from “laps

Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpćeEvery word from Proto-Finnic lapci