Where does “hopeahanhikki” come from?

hopeahanhikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanhikki, from Finnish hanhi, from Proto-Finnic hanhi, from Proto-Finnic šanši.

hopeahanhikki (Finnish): hoary cinquefoil, Potentilla argentea

Definitions

  1. hoary cinquefoil, Potentilla argentea

Ancestry of “hopeahanhikki”, step by step

hopeahanhikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanhikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhikkipotentilla
2Finnishhanhigoose
3Proto-Finnichanhigoose
4Proto-Finnicšanši—

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Finnic šanši →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanhi →Every word from Finnish hanhi →