Where does “Nurmijärvi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Nurmijärvi”, step by step

Nurmijärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nurmi

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

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Words derived from “Nurmijärvi”

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