Where does “kyssa” come from?

kyssa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kyssa (Faroese): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “kyssa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekyssato kiss
2Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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