Where does “mesisieni” come from?

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

mesisieni (Finnish): honey fungus, mushrooms of the genus...

Definitions

  1. honey fungus, mushrooms of the genus...

Ancestry of “mesisieni”, step by step

mesisieni 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 meši

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmešinectar sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds

Words derived from “mesisieni”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →