Where does “lapsepõlv” come from?

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

lapsepõlv (Estonian): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “lapsepõlv”, step by step

lapsepõlv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlapschild; someone's child
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Estonian põlv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpõlvknee; generation
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Estonian laps →
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