Where does “kissankita” come from?

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

kissankita (Finnish): A plant of the genus Chaenorhinum, closely related to snapdragons

Definitions

  1. A plant of the genus Chaenorhinum, closely related to snapdragons

Ancestry of “kissankita”, step by step

kissankita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
2Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →