Where does “kissanpentu” come from?

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

kissanpentu (Finnish): kitten young cat

Definitions

  1. kitten young cat

Ancestry of “kissanpentu”, step by step

kissanpentu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pentu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpentucub, puppy; kid
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 →