Where does “silohiiri” come from?

silohiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

silohiiri (Finnish): silky pocket mouse rodent of the genus

Definitions

  1. silky pocket mouse rodent of the genus

Ancestry of “silohiiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →