Where does “cis” come from?

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

cis (Polish): yew; wood of the yew; C sharp

Definitions

  1. yew; wood of the yew; C sharp

Ancestry of “cis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictisъyew
2Proto-Indo-Europeantaḱs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European taḱs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tisъ →