Where does “sienituho” come from?

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

sienituho (Finnish): fungi damage, fungal damage

Definitions

  1. fungi damage, fungal damage

Ancestry of “sienituho”, step by step

sienituho 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 tuho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhodestruction; fall; doom
2Proto-Finnictuhodestruction, ruin
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →
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