Where does “joutõmläpš” come from?
joutõmläpš (Livonian) comes from Livonian läpš, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.
joutõmläpš (Livonian): orphan
Ancestry of “joutõmläpš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Livonian | läpš | child; youngling; an animal's young, offspring |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapci | child |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lëpće | cradle |