Where does “lehtolapsi” come from?
lehtolapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.
lehtolapsi (Finnish): A lovechild, bastard
Ancestry of “lehtolapsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehto | broad deciduous woodland; grove |
| 2 | Finnish | Lehti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lehti | — |