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Where does “nurmi” come from?

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

nurmi (Finnish): lawn, grass

Definitions

  1. lawn, grass

Ancestry of “nurmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—

Words derived from “nurmi”

  • nurmikko
  • Nurmijärvi
  • nurminen
  • nurmiherkkusieni
  • Nurminen
  • nurmilaukka
  • Nurmi
  • nurmirousku
  • apilanurmi
  • nurtsi
  • nurmikkoinen
  • nurmikeilailu
  • nurmipora
  • nurmilauha
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