Where does “lehtonurmikka” come from?
lehtonurmikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish nurmikka, from Finnish Nurmi, from Finnish nurmi, from Proto-Finnic nurmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme.
lehtonurmikka (Finnish): wood bluegrass
Ancestry of “lehtonurmikka”, step by step
lehtonurmikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nurmikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nurmikka | A plant of the genus Poa |
| 2 | Finnish | Nurmi | Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia |
| 3 | Finnish | nurmi | lawn, grass |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | nurmi | field, meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ńurme | — |
via Finnish lehto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehto | broad deciduous woodland; grove |
| 2 | Finnish | Lehti | leaf part of a plant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lehti | — |