Where does “lapsenlikka” come from?

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

lapsenlikka (Finnish): childminder

Definitions

  1. childminder

Ancestry of “lapsenlikka”, step by step

lapsenlikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish likka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikkagirl
2Swedishflickaa girl; to repair, to patch
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →