Where does “volgansieni” come from?

volgansieni (Finnish) comes from Finnish Volga, from Russian Во́лга, from Proto-Slavic vьlga, from Proto-Slavic vьlgъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

volgansieni (Finnish): the fungus used to make kombucha

Definitions

  1. the fungus used to make kombucha

Ancestry of “volgansieni”, step by step

volgansieni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Volga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVolgaVolga automobile
2RussianВо́лгаVolga mid-size Russian automobile often used as a taxi
3Proto-Slavicvьlga—
4Proto-Slavicvьlgъkъmoist, damp, humid, wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Finnish sieni

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

Words derived from “volgansieni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlgъkъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlga →