Where does “lastenlapsi” come from?

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

lastenlapsi (Finnish): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “lastenlapsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpćeEvery word from Proto-Finnic lapciEvery word from Finnish lapsi