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Where does “ля́пать” come from?

ля́пать (Russian) comes from Latin lāpsus, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás.

Ancestry of “ля́пать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāpsus—
2Latinlābor—
3Old Latinlabos—
4Romanianlabăpalm; paw
5Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
6Proto-Uralicluwebone
7Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—

Words derived from “ля́пать”

  • вляпать
  • заляпать
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