Where does “nurmilauha” come from?

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

nurmilauha (Finnish): tufted hair-grass, Deschampsia cespitosa

Definitions

  1. tufted hair-grass, Deschampsia cespitosa

Ancestry of “nurmilauha”, step by step

nurmilauha 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 lauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauhamild, temperate; hair grass, tussock grass: grass...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →