Where does “kompaktikaupunki” come from?

kompaktikaupunki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kompakti, from Latin compactum, from Latin compaciscor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kompaktikaupunki (Finnish): compact city, city of short distances

Definitions

  1. compact city, city of short distances

Ancestry of “kompaktikaupunki”, step by step

kompaktikaupunki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kompakti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkompakticompact
2Latincompactumaccusative supine of compacīscor; agreement
3LatincompaciscorI make an agreement or form a compact with
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →