Where does “beju” come from?

beju (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese beijo, from Old Portuguese beijo, from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European bu.

beju (Kabuverdianu): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “beju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebeijokiss; "I kiss"
2Old Portuguesebeijo—
3Latinbāsiumkiss especially of the hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bu →Every word from Latin bāsium →Every word from Old Portuguese beijo →