Where does “lapsikylä” come from?

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

lapsikylä (Finnish): children's village

Definitions

  1. children's village

Ancestry of “lapsikylä”, step by step

lapsikylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →
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