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