Where does “Nurminen” come from?

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

Nurminen (Finnish): grassy, lawny

Definitions

  1. grassy, lawny

Ancestry of “Nurminen”, step by step

Nurminen 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 inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →
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