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Where does “Seppo” come from?

Seppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish seppä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä, from Proto-Uralic śeppä.

Ancestry of “Seppo”, step by step

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