Where does “lapio” come from?

lapio (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lapida, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lapio (Finnish): shovel; spade

Definitions

  1. shovel; spade

Ancestry of “lapio”, step by step

lapio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic lapida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
2Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Welsh lap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlap—

Words derived from “lapio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapida →