Where does “कीलाकार” come from?

कीलाकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi कील, from German kiel, from Middle Low German kēl, from Old Norse kjǫlr, from Proto-Norse kelu-, from Finnish Kela, from Finnish Kansaneläkelaitos, from Finnish känsä.

कीलाकार (Hindi): cuneiform

Definitions

  1. cuneiform

Ancestry of “कीलाकार”, step by step

कीलाकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कील

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकीलnail, tack; peg; spike; stud
2Germankielkeel beam at the underside of a ship
3Middle Low Germankēl
4Old Norsekjǫlrkeel
5Proto-Norsekelu-
6FinnishKelareel, spool, bobbin device around which thread, wire, cable or something similar is wound
7FinnishKansaneläkelaitosThe Social Insurance Institution of Finland official translation, a government branch that administers and provides social security benefits for all residents of Finland
8Finnishkänsäcallus
9Finnishkanssawith; also, too
10Finnishkansassa
11Finnishkansapeople; nation
12Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
13Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt

via Hindi आकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआकारappearance, look; shape, form; style, manner,...
2Sanskritआकारthe letter 'ā'; appearance; manner
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm
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