Where does “lapsensurma” come from?

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

lapsensurma (Finnish): filicide, infanticide killing of one's own child

Definitions

  1. filicide, infanticide killing of one's own child

Ancestry of “lapsensurma”, step by step

lapsensurma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish surma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsurmaA violent death, mainly used of humans;...
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →