Where does “meriherkkusieni” come from?
meriherkkusieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
meriherkkusieni (Finnish): An agaric, Agaricus bernardii
Definitions
- An agaric, Agaricus bernardii
Ancestry of “meriherkkusieni”, step by step
meriherkkusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Finnish herkkusieni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herkkusieni | button mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated... |
| 2 | Finnish | sieni | fungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | seeni | fungus; mushroom |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śänä | bracket fungus |