Where does “järvisieni” come from?
järvisieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä.
järvisieni (Finnish): A species of freshwater sponge, Spongilla...
Definitions
- A species of freshwater sponge, Spongilla...
Ancestry of “järvisieni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sieni | fungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | seeni | fungus; mushroom |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śänä | — |