Where does “hopeapokaali” come from?

hopeapokaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish pokaali, from Swedish pokal, from Old Swedish bokal, from German Pokal, from French bocal, from Italian boccale, from Italian -ale, from Latin -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

hopeapokaali (Finnish): silver trophy, silver cup

Definitions

  1. silver trophy, silver cup

Ancestry of “hopeapokaali”, step by step

hopeapokaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pokaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpokaalicup
2SwedishpokalCup; a trophy; cup; a contest
3Old Swedishbokal
4GermanPokalgoblet; cup, trophy
5Frenchbocaljar; bowl
6Italianboccalejug; mug; pannikin
7Italian-aleAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -al
8Latin-ālis
9Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis