Where does “intiansiili” come from?

intiansiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish Intia, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš.

intiansiili (Finnish): Indian hedgehog, Paraechinus micropus

Definitions

  1. Indian hedgehog, Paraechinus micropus

Ancestry of “intiansiili”, step by step

intiansiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Intia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIntiaIndia
2LatinIndia
3Ancient GreekἸνδία
4Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
6Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
7Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
8Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
9Sanskritसिन्धु॑

via Finnish siili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiilihedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...
2Estoniansiilhedgehog
3Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰušEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ
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