Where does “hiivasieni” come from?

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

hiivasieni (Finnish): yeast, yeast fungus

Definitions

  1. yeast, yeast fungus

Ancestry of “hiivasieni”, step by step

hiivasieni 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 hiiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiivayeast
2Proto-Finnichiivayeast

Words derived from “hiivasieni”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →