Where does “persiankissa” come from?

persiankissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish persia, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Ancestry of “persiankissa”, step by step

persiankissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish persia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpersiaThe modern Persian language; The old Persian...
2LatinPersiaPersia
3LatinPersaA Persian
4Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Finnish kissa

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