Where does “kauppatase” come from?
kauppatase (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
kauppatase (Finnish): balance of trade
Ancestry of “kauppatase”, step by step
kauppatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 3 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish tase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tase | balance sheet |
| 2 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |