Where does “hopeatäplä” come from?

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

hopeatäplä (Finnish): longwing, heliconian

Definitions

  1. longwing, heliconian

Ancestry of “hopeatäplä”, step by step

hopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish täplä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäpläspot, speck; pad

Words derived from “hopeatäplä”

Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →