Where does “valkoherkkusieni” come from?

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

valkoherkkusieni (Finnish): "Agaricus nivescens", a mushroom related to the...

Definitions

  1. "Agaricus nivescens", a mushroom related to the...

Ancestry of “valkoherkkusieni”, step by step

valkoherkkusieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkkusieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkusienibutton mushroom, table mushroom, cultivated...
2Finnishsienifungus; mushroom; sponge, bath sponge; shorter...
3Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
4Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →Every word from Finnish sieni →