Where does “puskilogramis” come from?
puskilogramis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kilogrãmas, from Lithuanian grãmas, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
puskilogramis (Lithuanian): half a kilo
Definitions
- half a kilo
Ancestry of “puskilogramis”, step by step
puskilogramis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian kilogrãmas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | kilogrãmas | kilogram |
| 2 | Lithuanian | grãmas | gram |
| 3 | French | gramme | gram |
| 4 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Lithuanian pùsė
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | pùsė | half |