Where does “lastehaigla” come from?

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

lastehaigla (Estonian): children's hospital

Definitions

  1. children's hospital

Ancestry of “lastehaigla”, step by step

lastehaigla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laps

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

via Estonian haigla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhaiglahospital
2Estonianhaigesick, ill
3Proto-Finnichaikedasick, ill
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Estonian laps →