Where does “kissanristiäiset” come from?

kissanristiäiset (Finnish) comes from Finnish ristiäiset, from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kissanristiäiset (Finnish): opening of an envelope; a trivial or pointless...

Definitions

  1. opening of an envelope; a trivial or pointless...

Ancestry of “kissanristiäiset”, step by step

kissanristiäiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ristiäiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishristiäisetchristening
2FinnishRisticross
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kissa

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