Where does “lapsi” come from?

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

lapsi (Karelian): 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 →