Where does “kissimirri” come from?

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

kissimirri (Finnish): pussy-cat

Definitions

  1. pussy-cat

Ancestry of “kissimirri”, step by step

kissimirri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissipussy-cat
2Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
3Swedishkissecat, kitty
4Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine

via Finnish mirri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmirripussy-cat
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →
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