Where does “kauppakilta” come from?

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

kauppakilta (Finnish): trade guild, trading guild, commerce guild

Definitions

  1. trade guild, trading guild, commerce guild

Ancestry of “kauppakilta”, step by step

kauppakilta 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 kilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiltaA guild
2Old Swedishgilde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →