Where does “punahome” come from?

punahome (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;...

punahome (Finnish): any fungus of the genus Fusarium

Definitions

  1. any fungus of the genus Fusarium

Ancestry of “punahome”, step by step

punahome 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 puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic homeh →