Where does “Somerkoski” come from?

Somerkoski (Finnish) comes from Finnish Koski, from Proto-Finnic koski, from Proto-Uralic kośke.

Ancestry of “Somerkoski”, step by step

Somerkoski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Koski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoskiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
2Proto-Finnickoskia continuous series of relatively small...
3Proto-Uralickośke

via Finnish somero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsomeroshingle, rough gravel
2Proto-Finnicsomerarough gravel or sand
Every word from Proto-Uralic kośkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic koskiEvery word from Finnish Koski