Where does “hopeareunus” come from?

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

hopeareunus (Finnish): silver lining

Definitions

  1. silver lining

Ancestry of “hopeareunus”, step by step

hopeareunus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish reunus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunusskirt, edge, border, curb; bordure
2Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
3Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →