Where does “pajunkissa” come from?

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

pajunkissa (Finnish): A furry catkin of a willow

Definitions

  1. A furry catkin of a willow

Ancestry of “pajunkissa”, step by step

pajunkissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →