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
- four-toed hedgehog, "Atelerix albiventris"
Ancestry of “nelivarvassiili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | siili | hedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common... |
| 2 | Estonian | siil | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siili | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śijele | hedgehog |