Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “kauppatyöntekijä” come from? kauppatyöntekijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish työntekijä, from Finnish tekijä, from Proto-Finnic tekejä, from Estonian tegema, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
kauppatyöntekijä (Finnish): commerce worker, trade worker
Definitions commerce worker, trade worker Ancestry of “kauppatyöntekijä”, step by step kauppatyöntekijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työntekijä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish työntekijä An employee 2 Finnish tekijä author, auteur; maker; doer 3 Proto-Finnic tekejä doer, maker 4 Estonian tegema to do 5 Proto-Finnic tektäk to do; to make 6 Proto-Uralic teke- to do; to put, to place 7 Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- to do, put, place
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- —