Where does “Kymenlaakso” come from?
Kymenlaakso (English) comes from Finnish Kymenlaakso, from Finnish Laakso, from Finnish laakso, from Proto-Finnic lakso — (wet) valley, depression.
Ancestry of “Kymenlaakso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kymenlaakso | — |
| 2 | Finnish | Laakso | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | laakso | valley |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lakso | (wet) valley, depression |