Where does “maatiaiskissa” come from?

maatiaiskissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish maatiainen, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maatiaiskissa (Finnish): landrace cat

Definitions

  1. landrace cat

Ancestry of “maatiaiskissa”, step by step

maatiaiskissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maatiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaatiainenlandrace; Synonym of maalainen
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus