Where does “kissankokoinen” come from?

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

kissankokoinen (Finnish): cat-sized

Definitions

  1. cat-sized

Ancestry of “kissankokoinen”, step by step

kissankokoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish kokoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokoinensized, of the size
2Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
3Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →
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