Where does “idänhopeanokka” come from?

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

idänhopeanokka (Finnish): Indian silverbill, white-throated munia, Euodice malabarica small passerine bird found in the drier regions of Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions

Definitions

  1. Indian silverbill, white-throated munia, Euodice malabarica small passerine bird found in the drier regions of Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions

Ancestry of “idänhopeanokka”, step by step

idänhopeanokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeanokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeanokkasilverbill estrildid finch of the genus
2Finnishhopeasilver
3Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
4Proto-Germanicsamftijaz

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijazEvery word from Proto-Finnic hopedaEvery word from Finnish hopea