Where does “kissakala” come from?

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

kissakala (Finnish): seawolf, Atlantic wolffish

Definitions

  1. seawolf, Atlantic wolffish

Ancestry of “kissakala”, step by step

kissakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →