Where does “ratapölkkysieni” come from?
ratapölkkysieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ratapölkky, from Finnish Rata, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rata, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
ratapölkkysieni (Finnish): scaly lentinus
Definitions
- scaly lentinus
Ancestry of “ratapölkkysieni”, step by step
ratapölkkysieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ratapölkky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ratapölkky | railroad tie, cross-tie US, railway sleeper, sleeper UK heavy, preserved piece of timber or concrete slab laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad |
| 2 | Finnish | Rata | The former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009 |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |