Where does “turkiskauppa” come from?
turkiskauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
turkiskauppa (Finnish): furriery, fur trade
Ancestry of “turkiskauppa”, step by step
turkiskauppa 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 turkis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turkis | fur |
| 2 | Finnish | Turkki | Turkish |
| 3 | Swedish | durk | ship's floor |
| 4 | English | dork | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept... |