Where does “kista” come from?
kista (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
kista (Icelandic): chest, box; coffin
Ancestry of “kista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kista | a chest; a coffin |
| 2 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “kista”