Where does “lapon” come from?

lapon (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láp, from Proto-Uralic läppä — spleen.

lapon (Hungarian): superessive singular of lap

Definitions

  1. superessive singular of lap

Ancestry of “lapon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlápmoor
2Proto-Uralicläppäspleen
Every word from Proto-Uralic läppäEvery word from Hungarian láp