Where does “siil” come from?
siil (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.
siil (Estonian): hedgehog
Ancestry of “siil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | siili | hedgehog |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śijele | hedgehog |
Words derived from “siil”