Where does “pikkukauppias” come from?

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

pikkukauppias (Finnish): small shopkeeper, small trader

Definitions

  1. small shopkeeper, small trader

Ancestry of “pikkukauppias”, step by step

pikkukauppias 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 pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →