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
Ancestry of “χτένα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | χτένι | scallop |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κτένιον | Diminutive of κτείς |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κτείς | comb; rake; horn of a lyre |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pḱtḗn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |