Where does “lapsenlapsenlapsenlapsi” come from?

lapsenlapsenlapsenlapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapsenlapsenlapsi, from Finnish lapsenlapsi, from Finnish lapsi, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.

lapsenlapsenlapsenlapsi (Finnish): great-great-grandchild

Definitions

  1. great-great-grandchild

Ancestry of “lapsenlapsenlapsenlapsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsenlapsenlapsigreat-grandchild
2Finnishlapsenlapsigrandchild
3Finnishlapsichild
4Proto-Finniclapcichild
5Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpćeEvery word from Proto-Finnic lapciEvery word from Finnish lapsi