Where does “elinkauppa” come from?
elinkauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
elinkauppa (Finnish): organ trade
Ancestry of “elinkauppa”, step by step
elinkauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
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- | — |