Where does “aviolapsi” come from?

aviolapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapsi, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.

aviolapsi (Finnish): legitimate child

Definitions

  1. legitimate child

Ancestry of “aviolapsi”, step by step

aviolapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish avio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaviomarriage; marital or married
2Finnishava-
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpćeEvery word from Proto-Finnic lapciEvery word from Finnish lapsi