Where does “läpipääsy” come from?

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

läpipääsy (Finnish): passage, getting through

Definitions

  1. passage, getting through

Ancestry of “läpipääsy”, step by step

läpipääsy 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 pääsy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääsyaccess, clearance; admission
2Finnishpäästäto get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be...
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →