Where does “kaupankäynti” come from?
kaupankäynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną.
kaupankäynti (Finnish): trade
Ancestry of “kaupankäynti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to walk; to go by; to visit, go to , attend |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | — |