Where does “lapsuudenystävä” come from?
lapsuudenystävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapsuus, from Finnish lapsi, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.
lapsuudenystävä (Finnish): childhood friend
Definitions
- childhood friend
Ancestry of “lapsuudenystävä”, step by step
lapsuudenystävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lapsuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapsuus | childhood |
| 2 | Finnish | lapsi | child |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lapci | child |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | lëpće | cradle |
via Finnish ystävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ystävä | friend |