Where does “olutkauppias” come from?

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

olutkauppias (Finnish): beer trader

Definitions

  1. beer trader

Ancestry of “olutkauppias”, step by step

olutkauppias 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 olut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholutbeer; beer, ale
2Proto-Finnicolutbeer, ale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elut-beer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →