Where does “homerihmasto” come from?

homerihmasto (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;...

homerihmasto (Finnish): mold mycelium

Definitions

  1. mold mycelium

Ancestry of “homerihmasto”, step by step

homerihmasto 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 rihmasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrihmastomycelium; rhizome
2Finnishrihmathread; snare
3Proto-Finnicrihmastrap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic homeh →