Where does “salakauppias” come from?

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

salakauppias (Finnish): A bootlegger

Definitions

  1. A bootlegger

Ancestry of “salakauppias”, step by step

salakauppias 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 sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →