Where does “naaraskissa” come from?

naaraskissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish naaras, from Proto-Finnic naaras, from Proto-Uralic najera, from Proto-Uralic naje, from French nager, from Old French nagier, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis — out, outward.

naaraskissa (Finnish): female cat

Definitions

  1. female cat

Ancestry of “naaraskissa”, step by step

naaraskissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naaras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaarasfemale
2Proto-Finnicnaarasfemale (animal)
3Proto-Uralicnajera—
4Proto-Uralicnajewoman
5Frenchnagerto swim
6Old Frenchnagierto sail; to cross water; to sail; to swim
7Latinnāvigōto sail, navigate, seafare, embark
8Latinnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural
9Proto-Italicnaus—
10Germanhinausout
11Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
12Old High Germanūzout
13Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
14Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
15Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →