Where does “skūpsts” come from?

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

skūpsts (Latvian): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “skūpsts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskūpstītto kiss
2Latviansūkstītto suck repeatedly
3Latviansūktto suck; to absorb, to pump; to sip; to smoke
Every word from Latvian sūkt →Every word from Latvian sūkstīt →Every word from Latvian skūpstīt →