Where does “pihanurmikko” come from?

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

pihanurmikko (Finnish): lawn ground covered with grass in a yard

Definitions

  1. lawn ground covered with grass in a yard

Ancestry of “pihanurmikko”, step by step

pihanurmikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nurmikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurmikkolawn
2FinnishNurmiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
3Finnishnurmilawn, grass
4Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
5Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →