Where does “besu” come from?

besu (Asturian) comes from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European bu.

besu (Asturian): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “besu”, step by step

besu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bāsium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāsiumkiss especially of the hand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbu—

via Proto-Bantu *bɪ́cù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*bɪ́cù—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bu →Every word from Latin bāsium →