Where does “κλέφτης” come from?

κλέφτης (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κλέφτης, from Ancient Greek κλέπτης, from Ancient Greek κλέπτω, from Proto-Hellenic klépťō, from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.

κλέφτης (Greek): thief, stealer; klepht

Definitions

  1. thief, stealer; klepht

Ancestry of “κλέφτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκλέφτης—
2Ancient Greekκλέπτηςthief; deceitful person
3Ancient GreekκλέπτωI steal, filch; I cheat; I mislead, keep secret
4Proto-Hellenicklépťōto steal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklép-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal

Words derived from “κλέφτης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti →