Where does “sienijuuri” come from?
sienijuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.
sienijuuri (Finnish): mycorrhiza
Ancestry of “sienijuuri”, step by step
sienijuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sieni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sieni | fungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | seeni | fungus; mushroom |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śänä | bracket fungus |
via Finnish juuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juuri | root; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | juuri | root |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jure | — |