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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”

  • kärsänokkasiili
  • merisiili
  • nokkasiili
  • mindanaonrottasiili
  • siili
  • rottasiili
  • siilimäinen
  • hainaninrottasiili
  • nelivarvassiili
  • aavikkosiili
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