Where does “kissaihminen” come from?

kissaihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihminen, from Finnish inhiminen, from Proto-Finnic inhiminen — human, human being.

kissaihminen (Finnish): cat person someone who likes or has an affinity for cats

Definitions

  1. cat person someone who likes or has an affinity for cats

Ancestry of “kissaihminen”, step by step

kissaihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being

via Finnish kissa

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