Where does “կիլո” come from?
կիլո (Armenian) comes from Armenian կիլոգրամ, from Russian килогра́мм, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
կիլո (Armenian): kilogram, kilo
Ancestry of “կիլո”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | կիլոգրամ | kilogram |
| 2 | Russian | килогра́мм | — |
| 3 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 4 | French | gramme | gram |
| 5 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |