Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hopëda

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)