Where does “lapsenpiika” come from?

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

lapsenpiika (Finnish): childminder

Definitions

  1. childminder

Ancestry of “lapsenpiika”, step by step

lapsenpiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish piika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikamaid; girl; a girlchild
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →