Where does “tunturihopeatäplä” come from?

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

tunturihopeatäplä (Finnish): Napaea fritillary

Definitions

  1. Napaea fritillary

Ancestry of “tunturihopeatäplä”, step by step

tunturihopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeatäplä

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

via Finnish tunturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Finnish hopea →