Where does “Koivulampi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Koivulampi”, step by step

Koivulampi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Koivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoivubirch deciduous tree of the genus
2Finnishkoivubirch
3Proto-Finnickoivubirch
4Proto-Uralickojwabirch

via Finnish lampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlampipond
2Proto-Finniclampipond small lake
3Proto-Uraliclëmpe
Every word from Proto-Uralic kojwaEvery word from Proto-Finnic koivuEvery word from Finnish koivu