Where does “lappa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lappa”, step by step

lappa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian láp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlápmoor
2Proto-Uralicläppäspleen

via Hungarian lapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianlappLappish, Lapp; Lapp; Lapp, Lappish
Every word from Proto-Uralic läppä →Every word from Hungarian láp →