Where does “Niemi” come from?

Niemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish niemi, from Proto-Finnic neemi — cape, peninsula.

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

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small places in Finland

Ancestry of “Niemi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniemicape, ness, headland, promontory, (small) peninsula form of coastal land jutting into a lake or sea
2Proto-Finnicneemicape, peninsula

Words derived from “Niemi”

Every word from Proto-Finnic neemi →Every word from Finnish niemi →