Where does “rippilapsi” come from?

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

rippilapsi (Finnish): a student in rippikoulu who is about to graduate, i.e. partake in confirmation

Definitions

  1. a student in rippikoulu who is about to graduate, i.e. partake in confirmation

Ancestry of “rippilapsi”, step by step

rippilapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Finnish rippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrippiA confession; A confirmation; A Communion
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Finnish lapsi →