Where does “siilin” come from?
siilin (Finnish) comes from Finnish siili, from Estonian siil, from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.
Ancestry of “siilin”, step by step
siilin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siili | hedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common... |
| 2 | Estonian | siil | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siili | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śijele | hedgehog |
via Proto-Samic sijtë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | sijtë | village |