Where does “nurmirousku” come from?
nurmirousku (Finnish) comes from Finnish Nurmi, from Finnish nurmi, from Proto-Finnic nurmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme.
nurmirousku (Finnish): A milk-cap, "Lactarius flexuosus"
Definitions
- A milk-cap, "Lactarius flexuosus"
Ancestry of “nurmirousku”, step by step
nurmirousku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Nurmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Nurmi | Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia |
| 2 | Finnish | nurmi | lawn, grass |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nurmi | field, meadow |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ńurme | — |
via Finnish rousku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rousku | A milk-cap |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |