Where does “kauppias” come from?

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

kauppias (Finnish): trader; shop owner, merchant

Definitions

  1. trader; shop owner, merchant

Ancestry of “kauppias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-

Words derived from “kauppias

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup-Every word from Latin caupoEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz
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