Where does “hõbekuusk” come from?

hõbekuusk (Estonian) comes from Estonian hõbe, from Proto-Finnic hopeda, from Proto-Germanic samftijaz.

hõbekuusk (Estonian): fir

Definitions

  1. fir

Ancestry of “hõbekuusk”, step by step

hõbekuusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hõbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhõbesilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—

via Estonian kuusk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankuuskfir, spruce
2Proto-Finnickuusispruce
3Proto-Uralickowsespruce
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Estonian hõbe →