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Where does “lapsuus” come from?

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

lapsuus (Finnish): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “lapsuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

Words derived from “lapsuus”

  • lapsuusaika
  • varhaislapsuus
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