Where does “lastenkaitsija” come from?

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

lastenkaitsija (Finnish): babysitter

Definitions

  1. babysitter

Ancestry of “lastenkaitsija”, step by step

lastenkaitsija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish kaitsija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaitsijachaperone/chaperon; minder
2Finnishkaitseato watch over, to shepherd
3Proto-Finnickaiccedakto watch over, to guard, to keep safe
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →