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
Ancestry of “costas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | costa | side; flank; slope; coast |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | costa | — |
| 3 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |