Where does “kōpmīez” come from?

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

kōpmīez (Livonian): trader, merchant

Definitions

  1. trader, merchant

Ancestry of “kōpmīez”, step by step

kōpmīez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian kōp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniankōpgood, ware, merchandise, product, article
2Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
3Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
4LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
5Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Livonian mīez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmīezman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupaz →