Where does “κλειδαριά” come from?
κλειδαριά (Greek) comes from Greek κλειδί, 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...
κλειδαριά (Greek): lock
Ancestry of “κλειδαριά”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | κλειδί | key; spanner |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | κλειδίν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλειδίον | Little key; Synonym of κλείς; A kind of... |
| 4 | Old Georgian | კლიტჱ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |