Where does “lapsene” come from?

lapsene (Latvian) comes from Latvian Lapsa, from Latvian lapsa, from Latvian lapesa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lap-.

lapsene (Latvian): wasp many species of stinging flying insects [[resemble

Definitions

  1. wasp many species of stinging flying insects [[resemble

Ancestry of “lapsene”, step by step

lapsene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian Lapsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianLapsafox esp
2Latvianlapsafox; fox, old fox
3Latvianlapesa—
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclap-—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*wápsāˀwasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lap- →Every word from Latvian lapesa →Every word from Latvian lapsa →