Where does “lapsenlaulu” come from?

lapsenlaulu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian laps, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.

lapsenlaulu (Ingrian): children's song

Definitions

  1. children's song

Ancestry of “lapsenlaulu”, step by step

lapsenlaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian laps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlapschild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Ingrian laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlaulusong
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Ingrian laps →