Where does “pòg” come from?

pòg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish póc, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

pòg (Scottish Gaelic): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “pòg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpóckiss
2Latinpāxpeace
3Proto-Italicpākspeace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pāks →