Where does “leväsieni” come from?

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

leväsieni (Finnish): any fungus of the former taxon Mastigomycota

Definitions

  1. any fungus of the former taxon Mastigomycota

Ancestry of “leväsieni”, step by step

leväsieni 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 levä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleväalga; seaweed
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →