Where does “burmankissa” come from?

burmankissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish burma, from English Burma, from Burmese ဗမာ, from Burmese မြန်မာ — Myanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar.

burmankissa (Finnish): Burmese breed of cat

Definitions

  1. Burmese breed of cat

Ancestry of “burmankissa”, step by step

burmankissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish burma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishburmaBurmese
2EnglishBurmaOfficially known as Myanmar
3BurmeseဗမာBurmese
4Burmeseမြန်မာMyanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar

via Finnish kissa

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