Where does “iilimato” come from?

iilimato (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...

iilimato (Finnish): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “iilimato”, step by step

iilimato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiili—
2Swedishigelleech
3Old Swedishigil—
4Old Norseigla—
5Proto-Germanic*egulazleech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

via Finnish mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *egulaz →Every word from Old Norse igla →
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