Where does “siiliasema” come from?

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

siiliasema (Finnish): a post used in hedgehog defence

Definitions

  1. a post used in hedgehog defence

Ancestry of “siiliasema”, step by step

siiliasema 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 asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele →Every word from Proto-Finnic siili →Every word from Estonian siil →