Where does “kissapeto” come from?

kissapeto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kissa, from Swedish kisse, from Swedish kiss — pee, wee, tinkle, urine.

kissapeto (Finnish): big cat

Definitions

  1. big cat

Ancestry of “kissapeto”, step by step

kissapeto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetomeat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →