Where does “hapsen” come from?

hapsen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hapsi, from Proto-Finnic hapci, from Proto-Uralic ëpte — hair.

hapsen (Finnish): Genitive singular form of hapsi

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of hapsi

Ancestry of “hapsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhapsiA single hair, especially a grey hair of an...
2Proto-Finnichapcihair
3Proto-Uralicëptehair
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëpteEvery word from Proto-Finnic hapciEvery word from Finnish hapsi