Where does “cista” come from?

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

cista (Serbo-Croatian): road; cyst; cist

Definitions

  1. road; cyst; cist

Ancestry of “cista”, step by step

cista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Proto-Slavic cěsta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviccěstaroad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →