Where does “kist” come from?

kist (Cornish) comes from Old English ċist, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kist (Cornish): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “kist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċistchest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box
2Proto-West Germanic*kistuchest strong box
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kist”

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