Where does “Χαλκίδα” come from?

Χαλκίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χαλκίς, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

Ancestry of “Χαλκίδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαλκίςunknown bird mentioned by Aristotle; European...
2Ancient Greekχαλκόςcopper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...
3Latinpȳritēspyrite
4Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος