Where does “nurmikka” come from?

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

nurmikka (Finnish): A plant of the genus Poa

Definitions

  1. A plant of the genus Poa

Ancestry of “nurmikka”, step by step

nurmikka 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 ikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikka—

Words derived from “nurmikka”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →