Where does “anisherkkusieni” come from?
anisherkkusieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish anis, from Swedish anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...
anisherkkusieni (Finnish): wood mushroom
Definitions
- wood mushroom
Ancestry of “anisherkkusieni”, step by step
anisherkkusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish anis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anis | anise, aniseed |
| 2 | Swedish | anis | aniseed |
| 3 | Latin | anīsum | anise |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄνισον | Alternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed |
| 5 | Egyptian | jnst | an edible plant, possibly anise, used... |
via Finnish herkkusieni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herkkusieni | button mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated... |
| 2 | Finnish | sieni | fungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | seeni | fungus; mushroom |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śänä | bracket fungus |