Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hopëda

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *šopëta (soft); cognate with Proto-Samic *suopētē. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz (soft) and nativized with the suffix +‎ *-ëda.

Noun[edit]

*hopëda[1]

  1. silver

Adjective[edit]

*hopëda

  1. soft

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: hõbe
  • Finnish: hopea
  • Ingrian: hoppia
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: õ’bdõ
  • Livvi: hobju
  • Ludian: hobed
  • Veps: hobed
  • Võro: hõpõ
  • Votic: õppa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hopëda”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)