Where does “kaupparatsu” come from?

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

kaupparatsu (Finnish): sales rep

Definitions

  1. sales rep

Ancestry of “kaupparatsu”, step by step

kaupparatsu 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 ratsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsuriding horse or other animal used for riding;...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup-Every word from Latin caupoEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz