Where does “hopeapaju” come from?

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

hopeapaju (Finnish): Salix alba var. sericea subspecies of white willow

Definitions

  1. Salix alba var. sericea subspecies of white willow

Ancestry of “hopeapaju”, step by step

hopeapaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow

Words derived from “hopeapaju”

Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →
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