Where does “nurmitatar” come from?

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

nurmitatar (Finnish): alpine bistort

Definitions

  1. alpine bistort

Ancestry of “nurmitatar”, step by step

nurmitatar 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 tatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtatarplant of the family Polygonaceae
2Finnishtattaribuckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum plant
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →