Where does “kis” come from?

kis (Swedish) comes from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

kis (Swedish): a boy

Definitions

  1. a boy

Ancestry of “kis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
2Yiddishקיסpouch

Words derived from “kis”

Every word from Yiddish קיס →Every word from German kies →