Where does “eläinkauppa” come from?
eläinkauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläin, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
eläinkauppa (Finnish): pet shop
Ancestry of “eläinkauppa”, step by step
eläinkauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eläin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläin | animal |
| 2 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
via Finnish kauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 3 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |