Where does “Siilinjärvi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Siilinjärvi”, step by step

Siilinjärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siilin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiilin—
2Finnishsiilihedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...
3Estoniansiilhedgehog
4Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
5Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Words derived from “Siilinjärvi”

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