Where does “цистеин” come from?

цистеин (Kazakh) comes from Russian цистеи́н, from German Cystein, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

цистеин (Kazakh): cysteine

Definitions

  1. cysteine

Ancestry of “цистеин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцистеи́н—
2GermanCysteincysteine
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from German Cystein →