Where does “makkarasiili” come from?

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

makkarasiili (Finnish): A large sausage in which holes have been poked and filled with wieners in such a way that they stick out, resembling the spikes of a hedgehog

Definitions

  1. A large sausage in which holes have been poked and filled with wieners in such a way that they stick out, resembling the spikes of a hedgehog

Ancestry of “makkarasiili”, step by step

makkarasiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiilihedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...
2Estoniansiilhedgehog
3Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog

via Finnish makkara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakkarasausage
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijeleEvery word from Proto-Finnic siiliEvery word from Estonian siil