Where does “chiro” come from?
chiro (Aromanian) comes from Greek καιρός, from Ancient Greek καιρός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
chiro (Aromanian): time
Ancestry of “chiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | καιρός | weather; time, events |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καιρός | measure; proportion; fitness; period ; season;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |