Where does “kyststripe” come from?
kyststripe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kyst, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
kyststripe (Norwegian Nynorsk): coastal strip
Ancestry of “kyststripe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kyst | coast |
| 2 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |