Where does “jättikuukunen” come from?
jättikuukunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jätti, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
jättikuukunen (Finnish): giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea (syn. Langermannia gigantea) mushroom
Definitions
- giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea (syn. Langermannia gigantea) mushroom
Ancestry of “jättikuukunen”, step by step
jättikuukunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätti | giant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;... |
| 2 | Swedish | jätte | jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iætti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫtunn | a jotun, giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Finnish kuukunen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuukunen | any mushroom of the former genus Calvatia |