Where does “хром” come from?

хром (Kazakh) comes from Russian хром, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

хром (Kazakh): chromium

Definitions

  1. chromium

Ancestry of “хром”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхромchromium, Cr; chrome; box calf
2Frenchchromechromium
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from French chrome →