Where does “kyis” come from?

kyis (Norman) comes from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

kyis (Norman): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “kyis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcuissethigh
2Late Latincoxathigh; hip , hipbone
3Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Late Latin coxa →