Where does “homepöly” come from?

homepöly (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;...

homepöly (Finnish): mold dust, mould dust dust made up of mold/mould particles

Definitions

  1. mold dust, mould dust dust made up of mold/mould particles

Ancestry of “homepöly”, step by step

homepöly 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 pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic homeh →