Where does “terveyskauppa” come from?
terveyskauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
terveyskauppa (Finnish): health food store
Ancestry of “terveyskauppa”, step by step
terveyskauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 3 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish terveys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terveys | health |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tervehüc | health |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | terveh | healthy, well; solid, whole |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eh | Forms nominals |