Where does “nurmirölli” come from?

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

nurmirölli (Finnish): Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis vulgaris; common bent, colonial bent, browntop

Definitions

  1. Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis vulgaris; common bent, colonial bent, browntop

Ancestry of “nurmirölli”, step by step

nurmirölli 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 rölli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröllibentgrass, bent grass of the genus
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →