Where does “Nurmesniemi” come from?

Nurmesniemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Nurmi, from Finnish nurmi, from Proto-Finnic nurmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme.

Ancestry of “Nurmesniemi”, step by step

Nurmesniemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Nurmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNurmiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
2Finnishnurmilawn, grass
3Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
4Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—

via Finnish Niemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNiemiAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishniemicape, ness, headland, promontory, (small) peninsula form of coastal land jutting into a lake or sea
3Proto-Finnicneemicape, peninsula
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →