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
Ancestry of “jalokiviseppä”, step by step
jalokiviseppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seppä | smith, blacksmith; click beetle |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *seppä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śeppä | skilled |
via Finnish jalokivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalokivi | A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone |
| 2 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 3 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |