Where does “hopeamalmi” come from?

hopeamalmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish malmi, from Swedish malm, from Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

hopeamalmi (Finnish): silver ore

Definitions

  1. silver ore

Ancestry of “hopeamalmi”, step by step

hopeamalmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalmiore
2Swedishmalmore; an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead...
3Old Norsemalmrore, metal
4Proto-Germanicmalmazsand; ore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →