Where does “kuusiherkkusieni” come from?

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

kuusiherkkusieni (Finnish): An agaric, Agaricus essettei

Definitions

  1. An agaric, Agaricus essettei

Ancestry of “kuusiherkkusieni”, step by step

kuusiherkkusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkkusieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkusienibutton mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated...
2Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
3Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
4Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →