Where does “nurmikkokasvi” come from?

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

nurmikkokasvi (Finnish): lawn plant

Definitions

  1. lawn plant

Ancestry of “nurmikkokasvi”, step by step

nurmikkokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nurmikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurmikkolawn
2FinnishNurmiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
3Finnishnurmilawn, grass
4Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
5Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →