Where does “Nikula” come from?

Nikula (Finnish) comes from Finnish Niku, from Finnish Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

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

Definitions

Any of a number of small places in Finland

Ancestry of “Nikula”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Niku	—
2	Finnish	Nikolaus	often a middle name
3	Latin	Nīcolāus	—
4	Ancient Greek	Νικόλαος	Nicolas
5	Ancient Greek	λᾱός	people; men; the people
6	Proto-Hellenic	lāwós	people, crowd
7	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂wos	people
8	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂-	to bark, howl; to be concealed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →