Where does “kylvönurmi” come from?

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

kylvönurmi (Finnish): seeded lawn, seed lawn, sown lawn

Definitions

  1. seeded lawn, seed lawn, sown lawn

Ancestry of “kylvönurmi”, step by step

kylvönurmi 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 kylvö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylvösowing, planting
2Finnishkylvääto sow
3Proto-Finnickülvädäkto sow, to disperse
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →