Where does “kis” come from?

kis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kist, from Middle Dutch kiste, from Old Dutch *kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kis (Afrikaans): chest, box

Definitions

  1. chest, box

Ancestry of “kis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkistA box, chest; A coffin; An aeroplane
2Middle Dutchkiste—
3Old Dutch*kista—
4Proto-West Germanic*kistuchest strong box
5Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
6Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →