Where does “kiisu” come from?

kiisu (Finnish) comes from Swedish kis, from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

kiisu (Finnish): pyrite

Definitions

  1. pyrite

Ancestry of “kiisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkisa boy
2Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
3Yiddishקיסpouch

Words derived from “kiisu”

Every word from Yiddish קיס →Every word from German kies →Every word from Swedish kis →