Where does “herkkusienikeitto” come from?

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

herkkusienikeitto (Finnish): button mushroom soup, champignon soup

Definitions

  1. button mushroom soup, champignon soup

Ancestry of “herkkusienikeitto”, step by step

herkkusienikeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkkusieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkusienibutton mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated...
2Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
3Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
4Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →