Tammiku, Vinni Parish

Tammiku was attested in written sources as Pamicus in 1241, Pammekule in 1345, and Tamyckass in 1545. According to the historian Paul Johansen, the initial P in the earliest attestations should be read as a T. In the 17th century, the village disappeared and Tammik manor was built, and then in 1765 the surrounding area became a village again. Assuming that the earliest attestations actually began with T, the name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun tammik 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.^[2]

59°11′N 26°39′E / 59.183°N 26.650°E / 59.183; 26.650

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