Where does “sienimäinen” come from?

sienimäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

sienimäinen (Finnish): mushroom or mushroom-shaped; spongy

Definitions

  1. mushroom or mushroom-shaped; spongy

Ancestry of “sienimäinen”, step by step

sienimäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish sieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
2Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
3Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →