Where does “cis” come from?

cis (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European taḱs-.

cis (Old Polish): English yew

Definitions

  1. English yew

Ancestry of “cis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictisъyew
2Proto-Indo-Europeantaḱs-

Words derived from “cis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European taḱs-Every word from Proto-Slavic tisъ
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