Where does “kangaskärpässieni” come from?

kangaskärpässieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kangaskärpässieni (Finnish): grey veiled amanita, Amanita porphyria

Definitions

  1. grey veiled amanita, Amanita porphyria

Ancestry of “kangaskärpässieni”, step by step

kangaskärpässieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
2Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish kärpässieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpässieniamanita; fly agaric, "Amanita muscaria"
2Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
3Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
4Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz