Where does “lastenseimi” come from?

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

lastenseimi (Finnish): day nursery, crèche

Definitions

  1. day nursery, crèche

Ancestry of “lastenseimi”, step by step

lastenseimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish seimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseimitrough, manger
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →