Where does “ehkäisysieni” come from?
ehkäisysieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäisy, from Finnish ehkäistä, from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.
ehkäisysieni (Finnish): sponge form of contraception
Definitions
- sponge form of contraception
Ancestry of “ehkäisysieni”, step by step
ehkäisysieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehkäisy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehkäisy | prevention; contraception; When used as modifier... |
| 2 | Finnish | ehkäistä | To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,... |
| 3 | Finnish | ehkä | perhaps, maybe; although, though |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ehkä | perhaps, maybe |
via Finnish sieni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sieni | fungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | seeni | fungus; mushroom |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śänä | bracket fungus |