Where does “läpi” come from?

läpi (Finnish) comes from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.

läpi (Finnish): hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through

Definitions

  1. hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through

Ancestry of “läpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
2Spanishlápizpencil
3Italianlapispencil; sanguine
4Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
5Proto-Italic*lapetsstone

Words derived from “läpi”

Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →Every word from Latin lapis →Every word from Italian lapis →