Where does “*kussijan” come from?

*kussijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

*kussijan (Proto-West Germanic): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “*kussijan”, 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 “*kussijan”

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