Where does “läpituuli” come from?
läpituuli (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
läpituuli (Ingrian): draught, breeze
Definitions
- draught, breeze
Ancestry of “läpituuli”, step by step
läpituuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian läpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | läpi | through |
| 2 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 3 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 4 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 5 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via Ingrian tuuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | tuuli | wind |