Where does “sepustus” come from?
sepustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sepustaa, from Finnish seppä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *seppä, from Proto-Uralic śeppä — skilled.
sepustus (Finnish): story, yarn, fable
Definitions
- story, yarn, fable
Ancestry of “sepustus”, step by step
sepustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sepustaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sepustaa | to come up with a story, to concoct, to fabricate, to devise |
| 2 | Finnish | seppä | smith, blacksmith; click beetle |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *seppä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śeppä | skilled |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |