Where does “cuscinu” come from?

cuscinu (Sicilian) comes from Latin cossinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

cuscinu (Sicilian): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “cuscinu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincossinum—
2Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin cossinum →