Where does “lapinas” come from?

lapinas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian lapė, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lapē, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p.

lapinas (Lithuanian): male fox

Definitions

  1. male fox

Ancestry of “lapinas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianlapėfox
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclapē—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lapē →Every word from Lithuanian lapė →