Where does “kilkkuseppä” come from?
kilkkuseppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish seppä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä, from Proto-Uralic śeppä — skilled.
kilkkuseppä (Finnish): coppersmith, Psilopogon haemacephalus South Asian barbet species
Definitions
- coppersmith, Psilopogon haemacephalus South Asian barbet species
Ancestry of “kilkkuseppä”, step by step
kilkkuseppä 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 kilkkaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilkkaa | — |