Where does “kauppavene” come from?

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

kauppavene (Finnish): merchant boat

Definitions

  1. merchant boat

Ancestry of “kauppavene”, step by step

kauppavene 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 vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →