Where does “Nurmi” come from?

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

Nurmi (Finnish): Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia

Ancestry of “Nurmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurmilawn, grass
2Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
3Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—

Words derived from “Nurmi”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →