Where does “kuolemankauppias” come from?

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

kuolemankauppias (Finnish): death dealer, dealer of death e.g. of a firearms or drug dealer

Definitions

  1. death dealer, dealer of death e.g. of a firearms or drug dealer

Ancestry of “kuolemankauppias”, step by step

kuolemankauppias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauppias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppiastrader; shop owner, merchant
2Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
3Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
4LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
5Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup-Every word from Latin caupoEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz
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