Where does “pärmseen” come from?

pärmseen (Estonian) comes from Estonian seen, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.

pärmseen (Estonian): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “pärmseen”, step by step

pärmseen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian seen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianseenmushroom; fungus
2Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
3Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Estonian parm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianparmhorsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly; drunkard
2Proto-Finnicparmahorsefly, gadfly
3Proto-Finno-Permicparma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Estonian seen →