Where does “sieni” come from?

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

sieni (Livvi): fungus

Definitions

  1. fungus

Ancestry of “sieni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
2Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus
Every word from Proto-Uralic śänä →Every word from Proto-Finnic seeni →
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