Where does “Saapasjalkakissa” come from?

Saapasjalkakissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kissa, from Swedish kisse, from Swedish kiss — pee, wee, tinkle, urine.

Saapasjalkakissa (Finnish): Puss in Boots

Definitions

  1. Puss in Boots

Ancestry of “Saapasjalkakissa”, step by step

Saapasjalkakissa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →
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