Where does “lapsi” come from?

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

lapsi (Ingrian): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “lapsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclapcichild
2Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →
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