Where does “кг” come from?
кг (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir килограмм, 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...
кг (Bashkir): kg, kilogram
Ancestry of “кг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bashkir | килограмм | 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... |