Where does “kissanpoika” come from?

kissanpoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

kissanpoika (Finnish): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “kissanpoika”, step by step

kissanpoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →