Where does “tervakaupunki” come from?

tervakaupunki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.

tervakaupunki (Finnish): tar town, tar city town or city noted for its tar, or which was an important hub for tar trade or exports

Definitions

  1. tar town, tar city town or city noted for its tar, or which was an important hub for tar trade or exports

Ancestry of “tervakaupunki”, step by step

tervakaupunki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaupunki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaupunkitown; city
2Old Gutnishkaupungrmarketplace
3Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
4Old Norsekauppurchase
5Old Norsekaupato buy
6Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
7Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
8LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
9Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Finnish terva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervatar
2Proto-Finnictervatar
3Proto-Indo-Europeandérw-o-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →