Where does “costas” come from?

costas (Galician) comes from Galician costa, from Old Portuguese costa, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

costas (Galician): plural of costa

Definitions

  1. plural of costa

Ancestry of “costas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancostaside; flank; slope; coast
2Old Portuguesecosta—
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old Portuguese costa →