Where does “vispilänkauppa” come from?

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

vispilänkauppa (Finnish): flirting, flirtation

Definitions

  1. flirting, flirtation

Ancestry of “vispilänkauppa”, step by step

vispilänkauppa 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 vispilä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvispiläwhisk, eggwhisk; brush; helicopter
2Swedishvispil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →