Where does “siirtonurmikko” come from?

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

siirtonurmikko (Finnish): turf lawn, sod lawn

Definitions

  1. turf lawn, sod lawn

Ancestry of “siirtonurmikko”, step by step

siirtonurmikko 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 siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńurme →Every word from Proto-Finnic nurmi →Every word from Finnish nurmi →