Where does “torikauppias” come from?

torikauppias (Finnish) comes from Finnish tori, from Old Swedish torgh, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torikauppias (Finnish): market vendor the person doing the trading at a market square or another public market

Definitions

  1. market vendor the person doing the trading at a market square or another public market

Ancestry of “torikauppias”, step by step

torikauppias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorimarket, market square; town square; forum
2Old Swedishtorgh
3Proto-Brythonic*torx
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Finnish kauppias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppiastrader; shop owner, merchant
2Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
3Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
4LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
5Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Latin torqueōEvery word from Latin torquis
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