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
- tufted hair-grass, Deschampsia cespitosa
Ancestry of “nurmilauha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Nurmi | — |
| 2 | Finnish | nurmi | lawn, grass |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nurmi | field, meadow |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ńurme | — |