Where does “orjakauppias” come from?
orjakauppias (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppias, from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
orjakauppias (Finnish): slave trader
Ancestry of “orjakauppias”, step by step
orjakauppias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppias | trader; shop owner, merchant |
| 2 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 4 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish orja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orja | slave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | orja | slave; servant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | orja | — |