Where does “кістлявий” come from?

кістлявий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian кі́сть, from Proto-Slavic kostь, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

кістлявий (Ukrainian): bony, gaunt, scrawny

Definitions

  1. bony, gaunt, scrawny

Ancestry of “кістлявий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкі́стьbone
2Proto-Slavickostьbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kostь →Every word from Ukrainian кі́сть →