Where does “lapsttarā” come from?

lapsttarā (Livonian) comes from Livonian läpš, from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.

lapsttarā (Livonian): nursery school, kindergarten

Definitions

  1. nursery school, kindergarten

Ancestry of “lapsttarā”, step by step

lapsttarā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian läpš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianläpšchild; youngling; an animal's young, offspring
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

via Livonian tara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniantarafence; garden
2Proto-Finnictarhagarden; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Livonian läpš →