Where does “läpilaho” come from?

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

läpilaho (Finnish): completely rotten

Definitions

  1. completely rotten

Ancestry of “läpilaho”, step by step

läpilaho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish läpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläpihole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through
2Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
3Spanishlápizpencil
4Italianlapispencil; sanguine
5Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
6Proto-Italic*lapetsstone

via Finnish laho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahorotten; rotten wood, especially a rotten section...
2Proto-Finniclahoof tree/wood rotten
Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →