Where does “kupiectwo” come from?

kupiectwo (Polish) comes from Polish Kupiec, from Proto-Slavic kupьcь, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kupiectwo (Polish): trade

Definitions

  1. trade

Ancestry of “kupiectwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKupiecmerchant, tradesman
2Proto-Slavickupьcьtrader, buyer
3Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →