Where does “hopeanauris” come from?

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

hopeanauris (Finnish): turnip watch with a silver case

Definitions

  1. turnip watch with a silver case

Ancestry of “hopeanauris”, step by step

hopeanauris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish nauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauristurnip
2Proto-Finnicnakristurnip
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →