Where does “siili” come from?

siili (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.

siili (Ingrian): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “siili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsiilihedgehog
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśijelehedgehog
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele →Every word from Proto-Finnic siili →
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