Where does “ruokakauppias” come from?

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

ruokakauppias (Finnish): grocer person who retails groceries, i.e. foodstuffs and often also similar household items, from a grocery

Definitions

  1. grocer person who retails groceries, i.e. foodstuffs and often also similar household items, from a grocery

Ancestry of “ruokakauppias”, step by step

ruokakauppias 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 ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →