Where does “kauppiastavaratalo” come from?
kauppiastavaratalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppias, from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
kauppiastavaratalo (Finnish): shopping mall a department store in which the stores are in some way co-operating
Definitions
- shopping mall a department store in which the stores are in some way co-operating
Ancestry of “kauppiastavaratalo”, step by step
kauppiastavaratalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppias | trader; shop owner, merchant |
| 2 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 4 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish tavaratalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavaratalo | department store |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |