Where does “kauppasopu” come from?

kauppasopu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopu, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

kauppasopu (Finnish): trade deal to resolve a disagreement or trade war

Definitions

  1. trade deal to resolve a disagreement or trade war

Ancestry of “kauppasopu”, step by step

kauppasopu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopuharmony, concord, agreement
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →