Where does “lapsiraukka” come from?

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

lapsiraukka (Finnish): poor child

Definitions

  1. poor child

Ancestry of “lapsiraukka”, step by step

lapsiraukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish raukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraukkawretch; coward; poor thing
2Proto-Finnicraukkawretch, poor thing
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →