Where does “hopeatilhi” come from?

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

hopeatilhi (Finnish): grey hypocolius

Definitions

  1. grey hypocolius

Ancestry of “hopeatilhi”, step by step

hopeatilhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopea

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

via Finnish tilhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtilhiBohemian waxwing ("Bombycilla garrulus"0
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →