Where does “κλειδί” come from?

κλειδί (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κλειδίν, from Ancient Greek κλειδίον, from Old Georgian კლიტჱ, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

κλειδί (Greek): key; spanner

Definitions

  1. key; spanner

Ancestry of “κλειδί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκλειδίν
2Ancient GreekκλειδίονLittle key; Synonym of κλείς; A kind of...
3Old Georgianკლიტჱ
4Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
5Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλειδί

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́dsEvery word from Ancient Greek κλείς