Where does “tukkukauppias” come from?

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

tukkukauppias (Finnish): wholesaler, wholesale merchant

Definitions

  1. wholesaler, wholesale merchant

Ancestry of “tukkukauppias”, step by step

tukkukauppias 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 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 caupoEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz