Where does “kista” come from?

kista (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kista (Swedish): box, chest; casket, coffin; stomach

Definitions

  1. box, chest; casket, coffin; stomach

Ancestry of “kista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekistaa chest; a coffin
2Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kista”

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