kaupunki

Finnish

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Definitions
  • town
  • city

Etymology

Borrowed from kaupungr (marketplace) derived from Old Norse kaupangr derived from Proto-Germanic *kaupô derived from Latin caupō (tradesman, shopkeeper, innkeeper).

Origin

Latin

caupō

Gloss

tradesman, shopkeeper, innkeeper

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