Where does “nurmirehu” come from?

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

nurmirehu (Finnish): green forage, green fodder

Definitions

  1. green forage, green fodder

Ancestry of “nurmirehu”, step by step

nurmirehu 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 rehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrehufodder, animal feed
2Proto-Finnicrehugrass
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →