Where does “hopearupla” come from?

hopearupla (Finnish) comes from Finnish rupla, from Russian рубль, from Old East Slavic рубль.

hopearupla (Finnish): silver ruble

Definitions

  1. silver ruble

Ancestry of “hopearupla”, step by step

hopearupla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruplaruble
2Russianрубльruble, rouble
3Old East Slavicрубль—

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Old East Slavic рубль →Every word from Russian рубль →Every word from Finnish rupla →