Where does “hopeaharkko” come from?

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

hopeaharkko (Finnish): silver ingot, silver bar

Definitions

  1. silver ingot, silver bar

Ancestry of “hopeaharkko”, step by step

hopeaharkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish harkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkkobar, ingot, pig; concrete brick, concrete masonry...
2Finnishharkkitow distaff; Synonym of hara
3Proto-Finnicharkki—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →