Where does “hopeateräs” come from?

hopeateräs (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräs, from Proto-Finnic teräs, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

hopeateräs (Finnish): silver steel

Definitions

  1. silver steel

Ancestry of “hopeateräs”, step by step

hopeateräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterässteel
2Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →