Where does “kaupantekiäiset” come from?
kaupantekiäiset (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
kaupantekiäiset (Finnish): celebration held to celebrate a finished trade or purchase
Definitions
- celebration held to celebrate a finished trade or purchase
Ancestry of “kaupantekiäiset”, step by step
kaupantekiäiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 3 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish tehdä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |