Where does “uroskissa” come from?

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

uroskissa (Finnish): tomcat

Definitions

  1. tomcat

Ancestry of “uroskissa”, step by step

uroskissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish uros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurosmale, especially of mammalian species; man, hero
2Proto-Finnicurosmale; man
3Proto-Finno-Ugricurɜman, male
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →