Where does “siili” come from?

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

siili (Finnish): hedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...

Definitions

  1. hedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...

Ancestry of “siili”, step by step

siili traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian siil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansiilhedgehog
2Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog

via Latin Silvānus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSilvānus—
2Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Swedish sil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilstrainer

Words derived from “siili”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele →Every word from Proto-Finnic siili →Every word from Estonian siil →