Where does “ケミ” come from?

ケミ (Japanese) comes from Finnish kemi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric käme.

Ancestry of “ケミ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkemiclearing for feeding cattle
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickäme—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric käme →Every word from Finnish kemi →