Where does “maitohome” come from?

maitohome (Finnish) comes from Finnish home, from Proto-Finnic homeh, from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

maitohome (Finnish): any fungus used to ferment dairy products, such as those used to manufacture viili

Definitions

  1. any fungus used to ferment dairy products, such as those used to manufacture viili

Ancestry of “maitohome”, step by step

maitohome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish home

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomemildew, mold
2Proto-Finnichomehmildew, mold
3Proto-Germanicswammazsponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic homeh →