Where does “huumekauppa” come from?

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

huumekauppa (Finnish): illegal drug trade, drug trafficking

Definitions

  1. illegal drug trade, drug trafficking

Ancestry of “huumekauppa”, step by step

huumekauppa 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 huume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuumedrug, narcotic
2Finnishhuumatato stun, daze; to drug, dope, intoxicate, turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →