Where does “osuuskauppaväki” come from?
osuuskauppaväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish osuuskauppa, from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
osuuskauppaväki (Finnish): cooperative retailers collectively
Definitions
- cooperative retailers collectively
Ancestry of “osuuskauppaväki”, step by step
osuuskauppaväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish osuuskauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osuuskauppa | cooperative shop, cooperative store |
| 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 väki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |