Where does “läpikulkumatka” come from?
läpikulkumatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpikulku, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
läpikulkumatka (Finnish): transit, passing through
Definitions
- transit, passing through
Ancestry of “läpikulkumatka”, step by step
läpikulkumatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish läpikulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läpikulku | transit, passing through |
| 2 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 3 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 4 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 5 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 6 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |