Where does “tukkukauppa” come from?

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

tukkukauppa (Finnish): wholesale sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants

Definitions

  1. wholesale sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants

Ancestry of “tukkukauppa”, step by step

tukkukauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Finnish tukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkuwholesale; wad; tuft
2Finnishtukkotuft; clog, obstruction, block
3Finnishtukkiato block, to bar, to obstruct; to clog; "tukkia...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →