Toponyms

Geotype: shoal

Region, district, settlement: Republic of Karelia, Lakhdenpokhsky District, Куркиёки

Region, district, selsovet, settlement (early 20th century): Vyborg and Kuopio Provinces, Kurkijoki County, Kurkijoki, Kurkijoki

Ethnos territory: Northern Ladoga

Language of origin: Baltic-Finnish

Etymology: Patero – patamainen notko, kuoppa [Nissilä 1975]

Main information: Kahluupaikka ojassa [Nissilä 1975, s. 29]

Mentions in sources:

1. Patero // Nissilä Viljo. Suomen Karjalan nimistö. Joensuu, 1975, 29