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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Croatian

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Czech

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

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1	kysse	...	...	...	Buck
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Dutch

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1	kussen	...	...	...	Buck
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English

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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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Estonian

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Finnish

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French

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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

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German

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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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Hungarian

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Irish

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1	pōgaim	Ir. pōcaim	...	fr. Ir. pōc 'a kiss', fr. Lat. pāx 'peace'	Buck
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Italian

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

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Latvian

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Lithuanian

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Maltese

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Norwegian

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Occitan

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Polish

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1	całować	...	...	...	Buck
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Portuguese

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Rumantsch

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Slovak

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Slovenian

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Spanish

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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

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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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