Where does “hobed” come from?

hobed (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic hopeda, from Proto-Germanic samftijaz.

hobed (Veps): silver; soft, gentle; delicate, fine

Definitions

  1. silver; soft, gentle; delicate, fine

Ancestry of “hobed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
2Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →