Where does “villilapsi” come from?
villilapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapsi, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.
villilapsi (Finnish): feral child
Ancestry of “villilapsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapsi | child |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapci | child |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lëpće | cradle |