Where does “kosta” come from?

kosta (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese costas, from Old Portuguese costas, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

kosta (Guinea-Bissau Creole): back

Definitions

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Ancestry of “kosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecostasback; plural of costa
2Old Portuguesecostasback
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 costas →