Where does “kiste” come from?

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

kiste (West Frisian): chest, box, case; coffin, casket

Definitions

  1. chest, box, case; coffin, casket

Ancestry of “kiste”, step by step

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