Where does “pohjanhopeatäplä” come from?

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

pohjanhopeatäplä (Finnish): Polaris fritillary

Definitions

  1. Polaris fritillary

Ancestry of “pohjanhopeatäplä”, step by step

pohjanhopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeatäplä

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

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →