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Where does “skūpstīt” come from?

skūpstīt (Latvian) comes from Latvian sūkstīt, from Latvian sūkt — to suck; to absorb, to pump; to sip; to smoke.

skūpstīt (Latvian): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “skūpstīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansūkstītto suck repeatedly
2Latviansūktto suck; to absorb, to pump; to sip; to smoke

Words derived from “skūpstīt”

  • skūpstīšana
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