Where does “pocałowanie” come from?

pocałowanie (Polish) comes from Old Polish pocałowanie, from Old Polish pocałować, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

pocałowanie (Polish): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “pocałowanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpocałowaniekiss
2Old Polishpocałowaćto kiss
3Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
4Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pocałować →