Where does “pampakissa” come from?

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

pampakissa (Finnish): pampas cat, "Leopardus pajeros"

Definitions

  1. pampas cat, "Leopardus pajeros"

Ancestry of “pampakissa”, step by step

pampakissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish pampa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpampapampa
2Spanishpampapampas
3Quechuapampaflat; plain; land, floor, ground
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