Where does “palkanlaps” come from?

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

palkanlaps (Ingrian): child servant

Definitions

  1. child servant

Ancestry of “palkanlaps”, step by step

palkanlaps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian laps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlapschild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Ingrian palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpalkkapay, salary
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Ingrian laps →