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Where does “kise” come from?

kise (Swedish) comes from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

Ancestry of “kise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
2Proto-Germanickāsijaz—
3Latincāseus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “kise”

  • tiikeripussikissa
  • pussikissa
  • kissanmustikka
  • kissanpäivät
  • kissamainen
  • pampakissa
  • merikissa
  • kissatappelu
  • siaminkissa
  • kirjomerikissa
  • kissaeläin
  • villikissa
  • vuorikissa
  • bengalinkissa
  • andienkissa
  • kissa
  • kissanhuuto-oireyhtymä
  • pajunkissa
  • aavikkokissa
  • viidakkokissa
  • leopardikissa
  • karhukissa
  • kissamaisesti
  • metsäkissa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →