Where does “asekauppias” come from?
asekauppias (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppias, from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
asekauppias (Finnish): arms dealer
Ancestry of “asekauppias”, step by step
asekauppias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppias | trader; shop owner, merchant |
| 2 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 4 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish ase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ase | weapon; gun; tool, utensil |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | asek | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |