Where does “kassikotka” come from?

kassikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassi, from Swedish kasse, from Old Swedish karse — basket made from bast or rope.

kassikotka (Finnish): A term of insult, used chiefly in exclamations

Definitions

  1. A term of insult, used chiefly in exclamations

Ancestry of “kassikotka”, step by step

kassikotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassibag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum
2Swedishkassebag
3Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope

via Finnish Kotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKotkaThe constellation Aquila
Every word from Old Swedish karse →Every word from Swedish kasse →Every word from Finnish kassi →