Where does “קליד” come from?

קליד (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic קלידא, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

קליד (Hebrew): key (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Definitions

  1. key (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Ancestry of “קליד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicקלידאkey
2Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
3Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́dsEvery word from Ancient Greek κλείς