Where does “pakistaninsiili” come from?

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

pakistaninsiili (Finnish): Indian long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus collaris

Definitions

  1. Indian long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus collaris

Ancestry of “pakistaninsiili”, step by step

pakistaninsiili 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 Pakistan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPakistan—
2UrduپاکستانLand of the Pure
3Classical Persianپَاک—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele →Every word from Proto-Finnic siili →Every word from Estonian siil →
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