Where does “kissankorkuinen” come from?

kissankorkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkuinen, from Finnish korkeus, from Proto-Finnic korkeduc, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.

kissankorkuinen (Finnish): as high as a cat

Definitions

  1. as high as a cat

Ancestry of “kissankorkuinen”, step by step

kissankorkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkuinen(as) high (as), having the height (of)
2Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →