Where does “чайний гриб” come from?

чайний гриб (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian гриб, from Proto-Slavic gribъ, from Proto-Slavic gribati — to scrape, to dig.

чайний гриб (Ukrainian): kombucha

Definitions

  1. kombucha

Ancestry of “чайний гриб”, step by step

чайний гриб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian гриб

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгрибfungus
2Proto-Slavicgribъmushroom
3Proto-Slavicgribatito scrape, to dig

via Ukrainian ча́йний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianча́йнийtea
2Ukrainian-ни́йUsed to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y
3Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic gribati →Every word from Proto-Slavic gribъ →Every word from Ukrainian гриб →