Where does “hopeapajukko” come from?

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

hopeapajukko (Finnish): A group, thicket or forest of silver willows

Definitions

  1. A group, thicket or forest of silver willows

Ancestry of “hopeapajukko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhopeapajuSalix alba var. sericea subspecies of white willow
2Finnishhopeasilver
3Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
4Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →