Where does “Kemijärvi” come from?
Kemijärvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kemi, from Finnish kemi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric käme.
Ancestry of “Kemijärvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kemi | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kemi | clearing for feeding cattle |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | käme | — |