Where does “onnenkauppa” come from?

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

onnenkauppa (Finnish): game of luck, lottery

Definitions

  1. game of luck, lottery

Ancestry of “onnenkauppa”, step by step

onnenkauppa 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 onni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnihappiness; luck
2Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →