Where does “hopeahiuksinen” come from?

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

hopeahiuksinen (Finnish): silver-haired, silvery-haired

Definitions

  1. silver-haired, silvery-haired

Ancestry of “hopeahiuksinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →