Where does “muurainhopeatäplä” come from?

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

muurainhopeatäplä (Finnish): Freija fritillary, Boloria freija butterfly occurring on tundra and bogs

Definitions

  1. Freija fritillary, Boloria freija butterfly occurring on tundra and bogs

Ancestry of “muurainhopeatäplä”, step by step

muurainhopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeatäplä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeatäplälongwing, heliconian
2Finnishhopeasilver
3Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
4Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—

via Finnish muurain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuraincloudberry, "Rubus chamaemorus"
2Proto-Finnicmura-cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus
3Proto-Uralicmura—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →