Where does “kisumirri” come from?

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

kisumirri (Finnish): kittycat, pussycat

Definitions

  1. kittycat, pussycat

Ancestry of “kisumirri”, step by step

kisumirri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisupussy-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 →