Where does “lapsiliuta” come from?

lapsiliuta (Finnish) comes from Finnish liuta, from Proto-Germanic liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

lapsiliuta (Finnish): large number of children, large flock of children

Definitions

  1. large number of children, large flock of children

Ancestry of “lapsiliuta”, step by step

lapsiliuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliutaA large number; slew, flock, swarm
2Proto-Germanicliudizman, person; men, people
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudiz →