Where does “vähittäiskauppias” come from?
vähittäiskauppias (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauppias, from Finnish kauppa, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
vähittäiskauppias (Finnish): retailer
Definitions
- retailer
Ancestry of “vähittäiskauppias”, step by step
vähittäiskauppias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauppias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauppias | trader; shop owner, merchant |
| 2 | Finnish | kauppa | commerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaupaz | purchase |
| 4 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish vähittäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähittäinen | gradual, stepwise, piecemeal |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |