Where does “χτένι” come from?

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

χτένι (Greek): scallop

Definitions

  1. scallop

Ancestry of “χτένι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκτένιονDiminutive of κτείς
2Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
3Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “χτένι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →