Where does “homemyrkky” come from?

homemyrkky (Finnish) comes from Finnish home, from Proto-Finnic homeh, from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

homemyrkky (Finnish): a mycotoxin produced by mold/mildew

Definitions

  1. a mycotoxin produced by mold/mildew

Ancestry of “homemyrkky”, step by step

homemyrkky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish home

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomemildew, mold
2Proto-Finnichomehmildew, mold
3Proto-Germanicswammazsponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic homeh →