Where does “tirkesto” come from?
tirkesto (Ido) comes from Esperanto tirkesto, from Esperanto kesto, from German Kiste, from Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις — to cover, bedeck; cover.
tirkesto (Ido): drawer
Definitions
- drawer
Ancestry of “tirkesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tirkesto | drawer |
| 2 | Esperanto | kesto | box, chest |
| 3 | German | Kiste | chest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | kiste | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kista | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 7 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |