Nokia.
Nokia (a town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland, near Tampere)
Meaning & usage
Nokia (a town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland, near Tampere)
Nokia (company and brand name; nowadays known for its mobile phones and networks, formerly for forest, rubber and electrotechnical industry)
a Finnish surname transferred from the place name
Where this word comes from
Probably from an unattested word *nois (genitive *nokiin) meaning a certain kind of fur animal, most likely beaver, marten or sable. Thus, Nokia would originally referred to a place where these animals lived, or more likely referring to a center of fur trade. The Finnish word in question is not attested in any dialect, but may be from Proto-Finnic *nuksi, if it is akin to Estonian nugis (“marten”), although this is not certain. Alternatively, if the word specifically referred to black fur animals, it may be derived from noki (“soot”).
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