Where does “esikaupunkialue” come from?
esikaupunkialue (Finnish) comes from Finnish esikaupunki, from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô.
esikaupunkialue (Finnish): suburb, suburban area, suburbia
Definitions
- suburb, suburban area, suburbia
Ancestry of “esikaupunkialue”, step by step
esikaupunkialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esikaupunki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esikaupunki | suburb |
| 2 | Finnish | kaupunki | town; city |
| 3 | Old Gutnish | kaupungr | marketplace |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 6 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 9 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |