Where does “lapsirukka” come from?

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

lapsirukka (Finnish): poor child

Definitions

  1. poor child

Ancestry of “lapsirukka”, step by step

lapsirukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish rukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukkapoor, pitiful person or thing
2Proto-Germanic*rukkaz—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →