Where does “romukauppias” come from?
romukauppias (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppias, from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
romukauppias (Finnish): junkman
Ancestry of “romukauppias”, step by step
romukauppias 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 romu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | romu | scrap, junk, especially one that consists of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |