Where does “iili” come from?
iili (Finnish) comes from Swedish igel, from Old Swedish igil, from Old Norse igla, from Proto-Germanic *egulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
Ancestry of “iili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | igel | leech |
| 2 | Old Swedish | igil | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | igla | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *egulaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ógʷʰis | snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain... |