Where does “homeh” come from?

homeh (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

homeh (Proto-Finnic): mildew, mold

Definitions

  1. mildew, mold

Ancestry of “homeh”, step by step

homeh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic swammaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswammazsponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

via Proto-Finnic šomeš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicšomeš—

Words derived from “homeh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →