Where does “κύστη” come from?

κύστη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

κύστη (Greek): cavity, pouch, bag; cyst

Definitions

  1. cavity, pouch, bag; cyst

Ancestry of “κύστη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “κύστη

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