Where does “შილია” come from?

შილია (Laz) comes from Pontic Greek χ̌ίλι̮α, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

შილია (Laz): one thousand

Definitions

  1. one thousand

Ancestry of “შილია”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pontic Greekχ̌ίλι̮α—
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →