Where does “kulkukissa” come from?
kulkukissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.
kulkukissa (Finnish): stray cat
Ancestry of “kulkukissa”, step by step
kulkukissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulku | motion, journey; course, path; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
via Finnish kissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kissa | cat; cat, chick, fox |
| 2 | Swedish | kisse | cat, kitty |
| 3 | Swedish | kiss | pee, wee, tinkle, urine |