Where does “kissanhiekkalaatikko” come from?
kissanhiekkalaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kissanhiekka, from Finnish hiekka, from Finnish hieta, from Ingrian hiki, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa — a place behind.
kissanhiekkalaatikko (Finnish): litter box box to provide a soiling area for cats
Definitions
- litter box box to provide a soiling area for cats
Ancestry of “kissanhiekkalaatikko”, step by step
kissanhiekkalaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kissanhiekka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kissanhiekka | kitty litter |
| 2 | Finnish | hiekka | sand; gravel, the small kind used to prevent... |
| 3 | Finnish | hieta | silt, fine sand |
| 4 | Ingrian | hiki | sweat |
| 5 | Finnish | -stua | Forms translative verbs |
| 6 | Finnish | -staa | Forms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or... |
| 7 | Finnish | saalistaa | to prey, hunt |
| 8 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 9 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 11 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |