Where does “tuppisieni” come from?
tuppisieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish sieni, from Proto-Finnic seeni, from Proto-Uralic śänä — bracket fungus.
tuppisieni (Finnish): any fungus of genus Volvariella
Definitions
- any fungus of genus Volvariella
Ancestry of “tuppisieni”, step by step
tuppisieni 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 tuppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuppi | sheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | duppaz | hollow, bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰewb- | — |