Where does “kauppa-agentti” come from?

kauppa-agentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish agentti, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

kauppa-agentti (Finnish): trade broker, trading agent, commercial agent

Definitions

  1. trade broker, trading agent, commercial agent

Ancestry of “kauppa-agentti”, step by step

kauppa-agentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish agentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishagenttiagent
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →