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Where does “beijo” come from?

beijo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European bu.

Ancestry of “beijo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāsium—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbu—

Words derived from “beijo”

  • beijinho
  • beijo
  • beixo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bu →