Where does “helttasieni” come from?

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

helttasieni (Finnish): agaric any fungus having a cap with gills

Definitions

  1. agaric any fungus having a cap with gills

Ancestry of “helttasieni”, step by step

helttasieni 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 heltta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelttawattle; snood; gill, lamella
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →