Where does “korvasieni” come from?

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

korvasieni (Finnish): brain mushroom, turban fungus, Gyromitra esculenta

Definitions

  1. brain mushroom, turban fungus, Gyromitra esculenta

Ancestry of “korvasieni”, step by step

korvasieni 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 korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

Words derived from “korvasieni”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →