Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/seppä

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śeppä (skilled). Cognate with Proto-Samic *čeappē (skilled, adept), Hungarian szép (beautiful).

Noun edit

*seppä

  1. smith

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: sepp
  • Finnish: seppä
  • Ingrian: seppä
  • Karelian: šeppä
  • Livonian: siepā
  • Livvi: seppy
  • Ludian: sepp
  • Veps: sep
  • Võro: sepp
  • Votic: seppe

References edit