Where does “ruostekärpässieni” come from?
ruostekärpässieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoste, from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
ruostekärpässieni (Finnish): tawny grisette mushroom (Amanita fulva)
Definitions
- tawny grisette mushroom (Amanita fulva)
Ancestry of “ruostekärpässieni”, step by step
ruostekärpässieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruoste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruoste | rust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | roostek | rust |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rustaz | rust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rudʰso- | red |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
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 |