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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

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

Words derived from “siili”

  • kärsänokkasiili
  • merisiili
  • nokkasiili
  • mindanaonrottasiili
  • rottasiili
  • siilimäinen
  • hainaninrottasiili
  • nelivarvassiili
  • aavikkosiili
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