Where does “halpakauppa” come from?

halpakauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

Ancestry of “halpakauppa”, step by step

halpakauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Finnish halpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalpacheap
2Proto-Finnichalpacheap; bad
3Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →