Where does “κλειδίν” come from?

κλειδίν (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλειδίον, from Old Georgian კლიტჱ, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Ancestry of “κλειδίν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλειδίονLittle key; Synonym of κλείς; A kind of...
2Old Georgianკლიტჱ
3Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλειδίν

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́dsEvery word from Ancient Greek κλείς