Where does “elinkeinolupa” come from?

elinkeinolupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish lupa, from Proto-Finnic lupa, from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

elinkeinolupa (Finnish): license to trade, license to practice a profession

Definitions

  1. license to trade, license to practice a profession

Ancestry of “elinkeinolupa”, step by step

elinkeinolupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlupapermission; a license, permit
2Proto-Finniclupapermission
3Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Finnish elinkeino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkeinolivelihood, living; trade, business
2Finnishelin-living, life
3Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
5Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubą →