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