Where does “villikissa” come from?

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

villikissa (Finnish): wild cat, "Felis silvestris"; feral cat

Definitions

  1. wild cat, "Felis silvestris"; feral cat

Ancestry of “villikissa”, step by step

villikissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →