Where does “kauppahuone” come from?

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

kauppahuone (Finnish): house of trade

Definitions

  1. house of trade

Ancestry of “kauppahuone”, step by step

kauppahuone 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 huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →