k(')u̯as-
verb · to kiss
Attested in Indo-Iranian, Italic, Anatolian, Graeco-Phrygian, Germanic
Reconstructions in Pokorny (1959)
ku-, kus- ‘to kiss’
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avestan | suši | die beiden Lungen | |
| Sanskrit (Atharva-Veda),Atharva-Veda | suši | die beiden Lungen | |
| Latin | queror | klagen, sich worüber beklagen, wehklagen | |
| Old Saxon | hwarf | Kreis, Menschenmenge | |
| Old English | hwearf | Austausch, Wechsel | |
| Old Norse | hwarf | das Verschwinden | |
| Old Icelandic | hvǣsa | keuchen | |
| Old English | hwōsan | keuchen | |
| Old High German | warb | Wendung, Umdrehung kreisförmiger Kampfplatz | |
| toch. A | kārp- | herabsteigen | |
| toch. B | kā̆rp- | sich wenden nach, gehen | |
| Sanskrit | śvásiti | atmet, schnauft, seufzt | |
| Sanskrit | śvásati | atmet, schnauft, seufzt | |
| Sanskrit | āśuṣāṇá- | pfeifend |
Reconstructions in Rix et al. (2001)
k(')u̯as- (verb) kiss
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hittite | kuaszi | küssen | root aorist |
| Hittite | kuassanzi | küssen | root aorist |
| Greek | κύσσαι | küssen | root aorist |
| Greek | κυνέω | küsse | nasal-infix present |