Where does “välimerensiili” come from?

välimerensiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish Välimeri, from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

välimerensiili (Finnish): North African hedgehog, Algerian hedgehog, Atelerix algirus species of hedgehog native to Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia

Definitions

  1. North African hedgehog, Algerian hedgehog, Atelerix algirus species of hedgehog native to Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia

Ancestry of “välimerensiili”, step by step

välimerensiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Välimeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVälimeriMediterranean Sea
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish siili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiilihedgehog; hedgehog, European hedgehog, common...
2Estoniansiilhedgehog
3Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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