Where does “rämehopeatäplä” come from?

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

rämehopeatäplä (Finnish): bog fritillary

Definitions

  1. bog fritillary

Ancestry of “rämehopeatäplä”, step by step

rämehopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeatäplä

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

via Finnish räme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrämeA boreal swamp type characterized by sparse...
2Englishram-strong, very
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rem-to rest
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →