Where does “limaseitikki” come from?

limaseitikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish seitikki, from Finnish seitti, from Finnish -tti, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

limaseitikki (Finnish): Any webcap of the subgenus Cortinarius (Myxacium), characterized by their sliminess

Definitions

  1. Any webcap of the subgenus Cortinarius (Myxacium), characterized by their sliminess

Ancestry of “limaseitikki”, step by step

limaseitikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seitikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseitikkiwebcap, cortinar
2FinnishseittiA web spun by an insect, especially a spiderweb;...
3Finnish-ttiForms some nouns from verbs, particularly...
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “limaseitikki

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak