Where does “niemennokka” come from?

niemennokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish Niemi, from Finnish niemi, from Proto-Finnic neemi — cape, peninsula.

Ancestry of “niemennokka”, step by step

niemennokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Finnic neemi →Every word from Finnish niemi →Every word from Finnish Niemi →