Where does “püttsepp” come from?

püttsepp (Estonian) comes from Estonian pütt, from Middle Low German butte, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.

püttsepp (Estonian): cooper

Definitions

  1. cooper

Ancestry of “püttsepp”, step by step

püttsepp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pütt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpütttub, pail, jug
2Middle Low Germanbuttebarrel
3Medieval Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
4Vulgar Latin*budina—
5Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
6Ancient Greekπῡτῑ́νηflask

via Estonian Sepp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianSeppsmith
2Estonianseppsmith
3Proto-Finnicseppäsmith
4Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled
Every word from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη →Every word from Latin butina →Every word from Vulgar Latin *budina →