Where does “sisäkissa” come from?

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

sisäkissa (Finnish): indoor cat; a cat who prefers to stay indoors

Definitions

  1. indoor cat; a cat who prefers to stay indoors

Ancestry of “sisäkissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →
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