Where does “K-Hell” come from?
K-Hell (English) comes from Middle Persian kl, from Translingual k, from Translingual k-, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom — together, one.
K-Hell (English): Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia
Definitions
- Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia
Ancestry of “K-Hell”, step by step
K-Hell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian kl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | kl | deaf |
| 2 | Translingual | k | Abbreviation of thousand |
| 3 | Translingual | k- | Abbreviation of kilo- |
| 4 | English | kilo- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 5 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English Hell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hell | Any of various places so named |
| 2 | German | hellen | to brighten |
| 3 | Middle High German | hëllen | to sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo |
| 4 | Old High German | hëllan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |