Where does “jalkasieni” come from?

jalkasieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.

jalkasieni (Finnish): athlete's foot

Definitions

  1. athlete's foot

Ancestry of “jalkasieni”, step by step

jalkasieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
2Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
3Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →