Where does “laba” come from?

laba (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic lapa, from Proto-Uralic lapa — blade.

laba (Veps): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “laba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclapablade
2Proto-Uraliclapablade
Every word from Proto-Uralic lapaEvery word from Proto-Finnic lapa