Where does “hienopuuseppä” come from?

hienopuuseppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuseppä, from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

hienopuuseppä (Finnish): cabinetmaker

Definitions

  1. cabinetmaker

Ancestry of “hienopuuseppä”, step by step

hienopuuseppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puuseppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuseppäcarpenter, especially one who makes furniture and...
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →