Where does “osuuskauppa” come from?
osuuskauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
osuuskauppa (Finnish): cooperative shop, cooperative store
Definitions
- cooperative shop, cooperative store
Ancestry of “osuuskauppa”, step by step
osuuskauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 3 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish osuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuus | share, part; section of a road or track |
| 2 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |
Words derived from “osuuskauppa”