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Where does “lähikauppa” come from?

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

lähikauppa (Finnish): corner store, convenience store

Definitions

  1. corner store, convenience store

Ancestry of “lähikauppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
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