Kaupunki

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1 Finnish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms

Finnish

(index K)

Etymology

From Scandinavian. Swedish köping is from the same source and the root appears in Finnish kauppa "shop", Swedish köpa "to buy", German kaufen "to buy" and English cheap. Originally from Latin, cf. caupo .

Noun

kaupunki

1. town
2. city suurkaupunki

Derived terms

• kaupungistuminen
• kaupunkilainen
• pikkukaupunki
• suurkaupunki