Where does “nurmettua” come from?

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

nurmettua (Finnish): To become covered by grass

Definitions

  1. To become covered by grass

Ancestry of “nurmettua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnurmettaaTo cover with grass
2FinnishNurmiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
3Finnishnurmilawn, grass
4Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
5Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →