EuroHiT/Kiss

Definition of the Concept: .... Kissing, as an expression of affection or love, is unknown among many races, and in the history of mankind seems to be a later substitute for the more primitive rubbing of noses, sniffing, and licking (Buck).

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1	líbati (celovati)	...	general (polibek 'a kiss')	...	Buck
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Danish edit

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1	kysse	...	...	...	Buck
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English edit

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	kiss	since OE cyssan	general; sb. coss	>W. sb. cusan, vb. cusanu; cf. Goth. kukjan, OFris. kükken; ON kyssa, OHG kussen	Buck
2	buss	not confined to IE languages	dial. or colloq.	deriv. of an imitative bu, bus in words for 'kiss' and 'lip' or 'mouth'	Buck
3	smack	...	colloq.	of imitative orig.; Gmc. parallels	Buck
4	salute	...	...	fr. Lat. salūtāre	Buck

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1	embrasser	...	orig. 'take in the arms, embrace', but also 'kiss' since 17th cent., and now replacing baiser in this sense owing to the obscene connotation which baiser has taken	fr. bras, 'arm'	Buck
2	baiser	...	especially erotic sense	fr. Lat. bāsiāre	Buck
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Frisian edit

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	küssen	OHG kussen, MHG küssen	general	derives from an expressive syllable ku or kuss; cf. Goth. kiusan	Buck
2	bussen, butschen	...	dial.	deriv. of an imitative bu, bus in words for 'kiss' and 'lip' or 'mouth'	Buck
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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	pōgaim	Ir. pōcaim	...	fr. Ir. pōc 'a kiss', fr. Lat. pāx 'peace'	Buck
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Italian edit

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1	baciare	...	...	fr. Lat. bāsiāre, fr. bāsium, orig. used in the erotic sense)	Buck
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Ladin edit

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1	całować	...	...	...	Buck
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Rumantsch edit

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Spanish edit

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	besar	...	...	fr. Lat. bāsiāre, fr. bāsium orig. used in the erotic sense	Buck
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Swedish edit

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	kyssa	...	...	deriv. of an expressive syllable ku or kus	Buck
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