Where does “χίλιοι” come from?
χίλιοι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
χίλιοι (Ancient Greek): thousand
Definitions
- thousand
Ancestry of “χίλιοι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |