Where does “kehnäsieni” come from?

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

kehnäsieni (Finnish): gypsy mushroom

Definitions

  1. gypsy mushroom

Ancestry of “kehnäsieni”, step by step

kehnäsieni 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 kehnä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehnädandruff or similar dirt
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →