Where does “posliinikauppa” come from?

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

posliinikauppa (Finnish): china shop

Definitions

  1. china shop

Ancestry of “posliinikauppa”, step by step

posliinikauppa 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 posliini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposliiniporcelain; shaved genitalia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →