Where does “Seppänen” come from?

Seppänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish seppä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä, from Proto-Uralic śeppä — skilled.

Ancestry of “Seppänen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseppäsmith, blacksmith; click beetle
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*seppä—
3Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled
Every word from Proto-Uralic śeppä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä →Every word from Finnish seppä →