Where does “lapsipotilas” come from?

lapsipotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish potilas, from Finnish potea, from Proto-Finnic potedak, from Proto-Finnic poče-.

lapsipotilas (Finnish): pediatric patient, child patient

Definitions

  1. pediatric patient, child patient

Ancestry of “lapsipotilas”, step by step

lapsipotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-—

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Finnic poče- →Every word from Proto-Finnic potedak →Every word from Finnish potea →