Where does “μανταλάκι” come from?

μανταλάκι (Greek) comes from Greek μάνταλο, from Ancient Greek μάνδαλος — bolt of a door.

μανταλάκι (Greek): clothes peg UK, clothespin US

Definitions

  1. clothes peg UK, clothespin US

Ancestry of “μανταλάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμάνταλοlatch, bolt
2Ancient Greekμάνδαλοςbolt of a door
Every word from Ancient Greek μάνδαλοςEvery word from Greek μάνταλο