Where does “poljubiti” come from?

poljubiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *poľubiti, from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

poljubiti (Serbo-Croatian): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “poljubiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*poľubiti—
2Proto-Slavicľubitito love
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľubiti →