Where does “kuutiokauppa” come from?
kuutiokauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
kuutiokauppa (Finnish): sale priced by cubic meter
Definitions
- sale priced by cubic meter
Ancestry of “kuutiokauppa”, step by step
kuutiokauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 3 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish kuutio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuutio | cube; Short for kuutiometri |
| 2 | Finnish | kuusi | six; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies" |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuci | six |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kutte | ridge; six |