Where does “κλεῖδα” come from?
κλεῖδα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Ancestry of “κλεῖδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
Words derived from “κλεῖδα”