Where does “aseseppä” come from?

aseseppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

aseseppä (Finnish): weaponsmith; gunsmith

Definitions

  1. weaponsmith; gunsmith

Ancestry of “aseseppä”, step by step

aseseppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish seppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseppäsmith, blacksmith; click beetle
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*seppä
3Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic asek
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