Where does “hiivasienitauti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hiivasienitauti”, step by step

hiivasienitauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiivasieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiivasieniyeast, yeast fungus
2Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
3Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
4Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →
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