Where does “hopeakääty” come from?

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

hopeakääty (Finnish): silver necklace, especially a heavy one

Definitions

  1. silver necklace, especially a heavy one

Ancestry of “hopeakääty”, step by step

hopeakääty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish kääty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäätylivery collar, chain of office, chain collar or heavy chain, often of precious material, worn as insignia of office
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →