Where does “herkkusieni” come from?

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

herkkusieni (Finnish): button mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated...

Definitions

  1. button mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated...

Ancestry of “herkkusieni”, step by step

herkkusieni 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 herkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishherkkuA delicacy
2Proto-Finnicherkkudelicacy

Words derived from “herkkusieni

Every word from Proto-Uralic śänäEvery word from Proto-Finnic seeniEvery word from Finnish sieni