Where does “箍臣” come from?

箍臣 (Chinese) comes from English cushion, from Middle English quysshyn, from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

箍臣 (Chinese): cushion

Definitions

  1. cushion

Ancestry of “箍臣”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcushionA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag,...
2Middle EnglishquysshynA soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow
3Old Frenchcoissincushion
4Latincoxinum—
5Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin coxinum →