Where does “kurttusieni” come from?

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

kurttusieni (Finnish): cauliflower fungus

Definitions

  1. cauliflower fungus

Ancestry of “kurttusieni”, step by step

kurttusieni 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 kurttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurttupucker, crinkle; Synonym of harmonikka
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →