Where does “hopeahapsinen” come from?

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

hopeahapsinen (Finnish): silver-haired

Definitions

  1. silver-haired

Ancestry of “hopeahapsinen”, step by step

hopeahapsinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish hapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhapsiA single hair, especially a grey hair of an...
2Proto-Finnichapcihair
3Proto-Uralicëptehair
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →
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