köken: Literally, “white mushroom”, referring to the fact that the cep's white flesh does not change color when cut and exposed to air. Compare typologically Mongolian цагаан мөөг (cagaan möög) (< цагаан (cagaan)). Also compare ры́жик (rýžik) (< ры́жий (rýžij)).
Etimoloji
Compound of ak (“white”) + mantar (“mushroom, fungus”).