Where does “hõbekuusk” come from?
hõbekuusk (Estonian) comes from Estonian hõbe, from Proto-Finnic hopeda, from Proto-Germanic samftijaz.
hõbekuusk (Estonian): fir
Ancestry of “hõbekuusk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | hõbe | silver |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hopeda | silver; soft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samftijaz | — |