Where does “siilikala” come from?

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

siilikala (Finnish): porcupine fish any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened

Definitions

  1. porcupine fish any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened

Ancestry of “siilikala”, step by step

siilikala 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 kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

Words derived from “siilikala”

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