Where does “siili” come from?
siili (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic siili, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śijele — hedgehog.
siili (Votic): hedgehog
Ancestry of “siili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | siili | hedgehog |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śijele | hedgehog |