Where does “hopeapitoisuus” come from?

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

hopeapitoisuus (Finnish): silver content

Definitions

  1. silver content

Ancestry of “hopeapitoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeapitoinenargentous, argentiferous containing silver
2Finnishhopeasilver
3Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
4Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →
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