Where does “haisusieni” come from?

haisusieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.

haisusieni (Finnish): stinkhorn, specifically Phallus impudicus

Definitions

  1. stinkhorn, specifically Phallus impudicus

Ancestry of “haisusieni”, step by step

haisusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
2Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
3Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish haisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaisustink
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →