Where does “lukkoseppä” come from?

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

lukkoseppä (Finnish): locksmith

Definitions

  1. locksmith

Ancestry of “lukkoseppä”, step by step

lukkoseppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seppä

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

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Uralic śeppä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä →Every word from Finnish seppä →