Where does “beje” come from?

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

Ancestry of “beje”, step by step

beje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese beijo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebeijokiss; "I kiss"
2Old Portuguesebeijo—
3Latinbāsiumkiss especially of the hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbu—

via Lithuanian be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbewithout; besides; but, except
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*beź—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeinstrumental particle; outside, without

Words derived from “beje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bu →Every word from Latin bāsium →Every word from Old Portuguese beijo →
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