Where does “hopeasolki” come from?

hopeasolki (Finnish) comes from Finnish solki, from Finnish solisvaltimo, from Finnish valtimo, from Finnish valta- — main, principal.

hopeasolki (Finnish): silver buckle, silver belt buckle

Definitions

  1. silver buckle, silver belt buckle

Ancestry of “hopeasolki”, step by step

hopeasolki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolkibuckle, clasp; fibula, brooch, clasp
2Finnishsolisvaltimosubclavian artery
3Finnishvaltimoartery
4Finnishvalta-main, principal

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Finnish valta- →