Where does “lapsvȱidaji” come from?

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

lapsvȱidaji (Livonian): nanny, babysitter

Definitions

  1. nanny, babysitter

Ancestry of “lapsvȱidaji”, step by step

lapsvȱidaji 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 vȱidaji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianvȱidaji—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapci →Every word from Livonian läpš →