Where does “siil'” come from?

siil' (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.

siil' (Võro): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “siil'”, step by step

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