Where does “lapsikatras” come from?

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

lapsikatras (Finnish): flock or brood of children

Definitions

  1. flock or brood of children

Ancestry of “lapsikatras”, step by step

lapsikatras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish katras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatrasflock; brood
2Proto-Germanicgaduraz—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →