Where does “syoda” come from?

syoda (Yatzachi Zapotec) comes from Spanish ciudad, from Old Spanish cibdat, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

syoda (Yatzachi Zapotec): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “syoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishciudadcity
2Old Spanishcibdatcity, town
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →