Where does “punakärpässieni” come from?
punakärpässieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärpässieni, from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.
punakärpässieni (Finnish): fly agaric
Definitions
- fly agaric
Ancestry of “punakärpässieni”, step by step
punakärpässieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kärpässieni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärpässieni | amanita; fly agaric, "Amanita muscaria" |
| 2 | Finnish | sieni | fungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | seeni | fungus; mushroom |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śänä | bracket fungus |