Where does “czista” come from?

czista (Kashubian) comes from German Kiste, from Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

czista (Kashubian): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “czista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKistechest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,...
2Middle High Germankiste
3Old High Germankista
4Proto-Germanic*kistu
5Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
6Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Ancient Greek κύστιςEvery word from Latin cista
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