lapsa
Pronunciation: [lapsa]
“lapsa” is a Latvian word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lapśāˀ with an extra element *-š (< *-ḱ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p- ~ *h₂(w)lṓp-, ultimately from the stem *wel- (“to pluck; to steal, to plunder; to tear”), whence also vilks (“wolf”), q.v.). The original meaning was, as in the case of vilks, also “thief,” “tearer.” Cognates include Latgalian lopsa, Lithuanian lãpė, Old Prussian lape, Sudovian łaps,…
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