Where does “Koivula” come from?

Koivula (Finnish) comes from Finnish Koivu, from Finnish koivu, from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.

Koivula (Finnish): Any of a number of small places in Finland

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small places in Finland

Ancestry of “Koivula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoivubirch deciduous tree of the genus
2Finnishkoivubirch
3Proto-Finnickoivubirch
4Proto-Uralickojwabirch
Every word from Proto-Uralic kojwaEvery word from Proto-Finnic koivuEvery word from Finnish koivu