Where does “peltoherkkusieni” come from?
peltoherkkusieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
peltoherkkusieni (Finnish): horse mushroom, Agaricus arvensis
Definitions
- horse mushroom, Agaricus arvensis
Ancestry of “peltoherkkusieni”, step by step
peltoherkkusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelto | field |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pelto | field |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |