Where does “naimakauppa” come from?

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

naimakauppa (Finnish): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “naimakauppa”, step by step

naimakauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauppa

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

via Finnish naida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaidato marry; to have sex with somebody, copulate...
2Proto-Finnicnaidakto marry
3Proto-Finno-Ugricnaje-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →