Where does “lapasampi” come from?
lapasampi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sampi, from Proto-Finnic sampi, from Proto-Uralic śampe.
lapasampi (Finnish): paddlefish
Ancestry of “lapasampi”, step by step
lapasampi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sampi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sampi | sturgeon; European sea sturgeon, common sturgeon,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sampi | sturgeon (Acipenseridae) |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śampe | — |
via Finnish lapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapa | blade; shoulder of a horse or other animal;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapa | blade |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lapa | blade |