Where does “γυαλόχαρτο” come from?

γυαλόχαρτο (Greek) comes from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

γυαλόχαρτο (Greek): sandpaper

Definitions

  1. sandpaper

Ancestry of “γυαλόχαρτο”, step by step

γυαλόχαρτο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek χαρτί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχαρτίpaper
2Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
3Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
4Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Greek γυαλί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγυαλίglass; shard, glass fragment; television, the box
2Ancient Greekὕαλοςsome kind of crystalline stone; convex lens of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης