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Where does “lypsy” come from?

lypsy (Finnish) comes from Finnish lypsää, from Proto-Finnic lüpsädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic lüpsä-.

lypsy (Finnish): milking; dairy, milk

Definitions

  1. milking; dairy, milk

Ancestry of “lypsy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlypsääto milk
2Proto-Finniclüpsädäkto milk
3Proto-Finno-Permiclüpsä-—

Words derived from “lypsy”

  • lypsylehmä
  • lypsykarja
  • aamulypsy
  • automaattilypsy
  • lypsykone
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