Where does “Kurkolanniemi” come from?
Kurkolanniemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Niemi, from Finnish niemi, from Proto-Finnic neemi — cape, peninsula.
Kurkolanniemi (Finnish): Kurgalsky Peninsula
Ancestry of “Kurkolanniemi”, step by step
Kurkolanniemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Niemi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Niemi | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | niemi | cape, ness, headland, promontory, (small) peninsula form of coastal land jutting into a lake or sea |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neemi | cape, peninsula |
via Finnish Kurkola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kurkola | Any of a number of villages in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | kurko | A king |