Where does “borneonkissa” come from?

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

borneonkissa (Finnish): Bornean cat, Bornean bay cat, Bornean marbled cat, Pardofelis badia

Definitions

  1. Bornean cat, Bornean bay cat, Bornean marbled cat, Pardofelis badia

Ancestry of “borneonkissa”, step by step

borneonkissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish Borneo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBorneoBorneo
2PortugueseBorneo—
3Sanskritवरुणद्वीपisland of Varuna
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →
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