Where does “vilukissa” come from?

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

vilukissa (Finnish): A person who easily feels cold

Definitions

  1. A person who easily feels cold

Ancestry of “vilukissa”, step by step

vilukissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

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

via Finnish vilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilucold
2Proto-Finnicvilucool, cold
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →