Where does “kapalolapsi” come from?

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

kapalolapsi (Finnish): swaddled child

Definitions

  1. swaddled child

Ancestry of “kapalolapsi”, step by step

kapalolapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish kapalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapaloswaddling clothes
2Proto-Finnickapaloswaddling clothes
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →