Where does “isosiilikala” come from?

isosiilikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish siilikala, from Finnish siili, from Estonian siil, from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.

isosiilikala (Finnish): spot-fin porcupinefish, spotted porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix species of porcupine fish

Definitions

  1. spot-fin porcupinefish, spotted porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix species of porcupine fish

Ancestry of “isosiilikala”, step by step

isosiilikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siilikala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiilikalaporcupine fish any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened
2Finnishsiilihedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...
3Estoniansiilhedgehog
4Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
5Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijeleEvery word from Proto-Finnic siiliEvery word from Estonian siil