Where does “kaupunkimetsä” come from?

kaupunkimetsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.

kaupunkimetsä (Finnish): city forest, town forest, urban forest

Definitions

  1. city forest, town forest, urban forest

Ancestry of “kaupunkimetsä”, step by step

kaupunkimetsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaupunki

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

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →