Where does “napasiiseli” come from?

napasiiseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish napa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa.

Ancestry of “napasiiseli”, step by step

napasiiseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—

via Finnish siiseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiiseliEuropean ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
2EnglishsiselThe suslik
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →
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