Where does “läpimurto” come from?

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

läpimurto (Finnish): A breakthrough; As a modifier in a compound term,...

Definitions

  1. A breakthrough; As a modifier in a compound term,...

Ancestry of “läpimurto”, step by step

läpimurto 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 murto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
2Catalanmurtamyrtle
3Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
5Semiticm-r-r—

Words derived from “läpimurto”

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