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Where does “κλείς” come from?

κλείς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

κλείς (Ancient Greek): Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...

Definitions

  1. Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...

Ancestry of “κλείς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλείς”

  • sternocleidomastoid
  • clidion
  • κλειδαριά
  • κλειδί
  • μπουζόκλειδο
  • κλεῖδα
  • κλειδίον
  • کلید
  • ܩܠܝܕܐ
  • קלידא
  • kilēd
  • sternocleidomastoideus
  • калид
  • kilît
  • κλειδίν
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