Where does “chista” come from?

chista (Romansch) comes from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

chista (Romansch): chest, trunk

Definitions

  1. chest, trunk

Ancestry of “chista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-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 Latin cista →