Where does “kesäkissa” come from?

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

kesäkissa (Finnish): a cat taken as a pet for the summer

Definitions

  1. a cat taken as a pet for the summer

Ancestry of “kesäkissa”, step by step

kesäkissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →