Where does “kyssa” come from?

kyssa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kyssa (Old Norse): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “kyssa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kyssa”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →