Where does “pahkasieni” come from?

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

pahkasieni (Finnish): any fungus of genus Sclerotinia

Definitions

  1. any fungus of genus Sclerotinia

Ancestry of “pahkasieni”, step by step

pahkasieni 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 pahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpahkaburl US, bur, burr, gnarl tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner
2Proto-Finnicpahkaburl, burr, gnarl
3Proto-Uralicpakša—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →