Where does “pussikissa” come from?

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

pussikissa (Finnish): Synonym of pussinäätä

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pussinäätä

Ancestry of “pussikissa”, step by step

pussikissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

Words derived from “pussikissa”

Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →