Where does “iiliäinen” come from?

iiliäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish iili, 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...

iiliäinen (Finnish): leech annelid

Definitions

  1. leech annelid

Ancestry of “iiliäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiili—
2Swedishigelleech
3Old Swedishigil—
4Old Norseigla—
5Proto-Germanic*egulazleech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *egulaz →Every word from Old Norse igla →