Where does “löytölapsi” come from?

löytölapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish löytö, from Finnish löytää, from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

löytölapsi (Finnish): foundling

Definitions

  1. foundling

Ancestry of “löytölapsi”, step by step

löytölapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöytödiscovery; find; bargain
2FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
3Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
4Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic leütädäk →