Where does “χτένα” come from?

χτένα (Greek) comes from Greek χτένι, from Ancient Greek κτένιον, from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

χτένα (Greek): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “χτένα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχτένιscallop
2Ancient GreekκτένιονDiminutive of κτείς
3Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
4Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗnEvery word from Ancient Greek κτείς