Where does “θηκάρι” come from?
θηκάρι (Greek) comes from Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
θηκάρι (Greek): scabbard, sheath
Ancestry of “θηκάρι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | θήκη | case, sheath, holster |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |