Where does “Niemi” come from?
Niemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish niemi, from Proto-Finnic neemi — cape, peninsula.
Ancestry of “Niemi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | niemi | cape , peninsula, ness |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | neemi | cape, peninsula |