Where does “hopeahohde” come from?

hopeahohde (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohde, from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

hopeahohde (Finnish): argentite

Definitions

  1. argentite

Ancestry of “hopeahohde”, step by step

hopeahohde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohdeshine, luster, radiance, glow; glance; used in...
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →