| cheek |
Georgiev et al. 1971: 87 identify this as from a Balkan substratum, although noting that some believe this is an Albanian borrowing: cf. ALB buzë; Romanian buzá, both meaning 'lip'. Georgiev et al. note a relationship between ALB and Latin bucca 'mouth, cheek', and also draw parallels with Polish buzia, buziak, buziaczek 'kiss, face' and German Buss 'kiss'; Lithuanian bùč 'kissing sound'. Mladenov 1941: 48 notes Modern Persian bōsidän 'to kiss'; Arabic būsa; Ottoman Turkish buse 'kiss' etc. Latter form means, lit. 'side' 12.360. |