Where does “Santaniemi” come from?

Santaniemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish santa, from Swedish sand, from Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

Ancestry of “Santaniemi”, step by step

Santaniemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish santa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsantasand
2Swedishsandsand (finely ground rock)
3Old Swedishsandertrue, real
4Old Norsesannrtrue
5Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

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-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →