Where does “tinaseppä” come from?
tinaseppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tina, from Proto-Finnic tina, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.
tinaseppä (Finnish): whitesmith, tinsmith
Ancestry of “tinaseppä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tina | tin; pewter |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tina | tin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |