Where does “키스하다” come from?

키스하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 키스, from English KISS, from Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

키스하다 (Korean): to kiss (to touch with the lips)

Definitions

  1. to kiss (to touch with the lips)

Ancestry of “키스하다”, step by step

키스하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 키스

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean키스romantic kiss
2EnglishKISSAcronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS...
3Middle Englishkissento kiss
4Old Englishcyssanto kiss
5Proto-West Germanic*kussijanto kiss
6Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti