Where does “hõberebane” come from?

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

hõberebane (Estonian): silver fox

Definitions

  1. silver fox

Ancestry of “hõberebane”, step by step

hõberebane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hõbe

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

via Estonian Rebane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianRebanered fox
2Proto-Finnicrepäinenfox
3Proto-Finno-Ugricrepä—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Estonian hõbe →