Where does “φούστα” come from?

φούστα (Greek) comes from Greek φουστάνι, from Italian fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

φούστα (Greek): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “φούστα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφουστάνιdress; woman, women
2Italianfustagnofustian
3Medieval Latinfustaneum—
4Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “φούστα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin fustis →