Where does “hopea-astia” come from?

hopea-astia (Finnish) comes from Finnish hopea, from Proto-Finnic hopeda, from Proto-Germanic samftijaz.

hopea-astia (Finnish): silver vessel, silver dish, silver container

Definitions

  1. silver vessel, silver dish, silver container

Ancestry of “hopea-astia”, step by step

hopea-astia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish astia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastiacontainer, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →