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Where does “kissaton” come from?

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

kissaton (Finnish): catless

Definitions

  1. catless

Ancestry of “kissaton”, step by step

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