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Where does “laps'” come from?

laps' (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic lapci, from Proto-Uralic lëpće — cradle.

Ancestry of “laps'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclapcichild
2Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic lëpće →