Where does “kissá” come from?

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

kissá (Inari Sami): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kissá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →