Where does “hopealejeerinki” come from?

hopealejeerinki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lejeerinki, from Swedish legering, from Swedish legera, from German legieren, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

hopealejeerinki (Finnish): silver alloy an alloy containing silver

Definitions

  1. silver alloy an alloy containing silver

Ancestry of “hopealejeerinki”, step by step

hopealejeerinki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lejeerinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlejeerinkialloy
2Swedishlegeringalloy
3Swedishlegerato alloy
4GermanlegierenTo alloy; To thicken
5Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
6Latinligōhoe, mattock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →