Where does “kauppakeskus” come from?

kauppakeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

kauppakeskus (Finnish): shopping mall, shopping centre

Definitions

  1. shopping mall, shopping centre

Ancestry of “kauppakeskus”, step by step

kauppakeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →
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