Where does “purohopeatäplä” come from?

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

purohopeatäplä (Finnish): Thor's fritillary

Definitions

  1. Thor's fritillary

Ancestry of “purohopeatäplä”, step by step

purohopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeatäplä

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

via Finnish puro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurostreamlet, brook, creek
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →
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