Where does “kissanpenikka” come from?

kissanpenikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish penikka, from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.

Ancestry of “kissanpenikka”, step by step

kissanpenikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenikkapuppy; child, brat
2Finnishpenidog
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*peni—
4Proto-Uralicpenädog

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Uralic penä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni →Every word from Finnish peni →