Where does “ulkokissa” come from?

ulkokissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ulkokissa (Finnish): outdoor cat

Definitions

  1. outdoor cat

Ancestry of “ulkokissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
3Proto-Albanianulkawolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ulka →