Where does “kauppakorkeakoulu” come from?

kauppakorkeakoulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeakoulu, from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή — to hold; to overpower.

kauppakorkeakoulu (Finnish): business school, business college; a institution of higher education that specializes in business studies

Definitions

  1. business school, business college; a institution of higher education that specializes in business studies

Ancestry of “kauppakorkeakoulu”, step by step

kauppakorkeakoulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeakoulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeakoulucollege, academy, university, polytechnic
2GermanHochschulecollege; university; graduate school; institute;...
3Germanschuleinflection of schulen: ## first-person singular...
4Middle High Germanschuoleschool
5Old High Germanscuolaschool
6Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
7LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
8Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
9Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
10Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-