Where does “kissanmustikka” come from?

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

kissanmustikka (Finnish): Synonym of variksenmarja

Definitions

  1. Synonym of variksenmarja

Ancestry of “kissanmustikka”, step by step

kissanmustikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish mustikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustikkabilberry, "Vaccinium myrtillus"; a common shrub...
2Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
3Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →