Where does “sivettikissa” come from?

sivettikissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivetti, from French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethus, from Arabic زَبَاد — civet perfume.

sivettikissa (Finnish): civet

Definitions

  1. civet

Ancestry of “sivettikissa”, step by step

sivettikissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sivetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivetticivet; oriental civet
2Frenchcivettecivet
3Italianzibettocivet; cat-like animal, feline
4Medieval Latinzibethuscivet
5Arabicزَبَادcivet perfume

via Finnish kissa

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

Words derived from “sivettikissa”

Every word from Arabic زَبَاد →Every word from Medieval Latin zibethus →Every word from Italian zibetto →