Where does “kyssa” come from?
kyssa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kysse, 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 (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of kyss; inflection of kysse:
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Definitions
- definite plural of kyss; inflection of kysse:
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Ancestry of “kyssa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kysse | to kiss |
| 2 | Old Norse | kyssa | to kiss |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |