Where does “jalokiviseppä” come from?

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

jalokiviseppä (Finnish): jeweler, lapidary

Definitions

  1. jeweler, lapidary

Ancestry of “jalokiviseppä”, step by step

jalokiviseppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seppä

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

via Finnish jalokivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjalokiviA gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone
2Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
3Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Uralic śeppäEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppäEvery word from Finnish seppä
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