Where does “nelivarvassiili” come from?

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

nelivarvassiili (Finnish): four-toed hedgehog, "Atelerix albiventris"

Definitions

  1. four-toed hedgehog, "Atelerix albiventris"

Ancestry of “nelivarvassiili”, step by step

nelivarvassiili 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 varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
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