Where does “sieni-infektio” come from?

sieni-infektio (Finnish) comes from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.

sieni-infektio (Finnish): fungal infection

Definitions

  1. fungal infection

Ancestry of “sieni-infektio”, step by step

sieni-infektio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
2Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
3Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish infektio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinfektioinfection
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →