Where does “kissanminttu” come from?

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

kissanminttu (Finnish): nepeta plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. nepeta plant of the genus

Ancestry of “kissanminttu”, step by step

kissanminttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish Minttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMinttumint

Words derived from “kissanminttu”

Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →