Where does “kauppa-asema” come from?

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

kauppa-asema (Finnish): trading post

Definitions

  1. trading post

Ancestry of “kauppa-asema”, step by step

kauppa-asema 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 asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →