Where does “siil” come from?

siil (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.

siil (Estonian): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “siil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog

Words derived from “siil”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele →Every word from Proto-Finnic siili →