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

  1. wood mushroom

Ancestry of “anisherkkusieni”, step by step

anisherkkusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanisanise, aniseed
2Swedishanisaniseed
3Latinanīsumanise
4Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
5Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...

via Finnish herkkusieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkusienibutton mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated...
2Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
3Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
4Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus
Every word from Egyptian jnstEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνισονEvery word from Latin anīsum