Where does “siili” come from?

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

siili (Votic): 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 →