Where does “hopeaseppä” come from?

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

hopeaseppä (Finnish): A silversmith

Definitions

  1. A silversmith

Ancestry of “hopeaseppä”, step by step

hopeaseppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseppäsmith, blacksmith; click beetle
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*seppä—
3Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—

Words derived from “hopeaseppä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śeppä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä →Every word from Finnish seppä →