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Where does “kaupunkimaistua” come from?

kaupunkimaistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaupunkimaistaa, from Finnish kaupunkimainen, from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną.

kaupunkimaistua (Finnish): to become/get urbanized

Definitions

  1. to become/get urbanized

Ancestry of “kaupunkimaistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaupunkimaistaato urbanize
2Finnishkaupunkimainenurban
3Finnishkaupunkitown; city
4Old Gutnishkaupungrmarketplace
5Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
6Old Norsekauppurchase
7Old Norsekaupato buy
8Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
9Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
10LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
11Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
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