Where does “lapsenryöstö” come from?

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

lapsenryöstö (Finnish): child abduction, plagium

Definitions

  1. child abduction, plagium

Ancestry of “lapsenryöstö”, step by step

lapsenryöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish ryöstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryöstörobbery
2Finnishryöstääto rob, plunder; to loot, sack
3Proto-Finnicrööstädäkto tear, pluck, pull
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →