Where does “idänsiiseli” come from?

idänsiiseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish itä, from Proto-Finnic itä, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.

idänsiiseli (Finnish): Synonym of suslikki

Definitions

  1. Synonym of suslikki

Ancestry of “idänsiiseli”, step by step

idänsiiseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear

via Finnish siiseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiiseliEuropean ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
2EnglishsiselThe suslik
Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itä →Every word from Finnish itä →