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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

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