Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/siili

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śijele.

Noun

*siili[1]

  1. hedgehog

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: siil
  • Ingrian: (obsolete) siili
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: tsīļ
  • Võro: siil'
  • Votic: (Kattila) siili

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*siili”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)