Where does “kissanhäntä” come from?
kissanhäntä (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.
kissanhäntä (Finnish): cat's tail; at sign
Ancestry of “kissanhäntä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | häntä | a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häntä | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čänčä | — |