Where does “Latvajärvi” come from?

Latvajärvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish järvi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Ancestry of “Latvajärvi”, step by step

Latvajärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish latva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatvatreetop; headwaters
2Proto-Finniclatvatreetop
Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish järvi →